Update: Football legend, Diego Maradona fell and hit his head before he died and was then left alone ‘without help’ for 3 days, his nurse claims

Diego Maradona, a football legend reportedly suffered a head injury after a fall at his home a week before he died from the heart attack but was never taken to the hospital.

According to Italian newspaper La Repubblica, it claims that the Argentina icon who had only recently had surgery on his brain to remove a blood clot was taken for a scan after falling a hitting his head at home.

This statement was later said by a lawyer representing a nurse who worked for Maradona, Maradona fell to the ground seven days before his death. He fell and hit his head but they didn’t take him to the hospital for an MRI or a CT scan.

The startling news is that Maradona’s personal doctor Leopoldo Luque is being proved over medical negligence as police launch an investigation into his death.

His report also confirmed speculation that Maradona was alone in his house in Buenos Aires when he died from a heart attack at 60.

An autopsy test was carried out, it said that he died in his sleep after suffering from heart failure.

Medics also detected dilated cardiomyopathy, a medical condition in which the heart muscle becomes weakened and enlarged and cannot do enough blood to the rest of the body.

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According to the same Nurse’s Lawyer, she said she had spoken with Maradona on the Friday before his death but was fired on Saturday.

The lawyer remained at the request of Maradona’s entourage to administer his medication but was no longer taking blood pressure or controlling him.

On the 29th of November, the police raided the home of Maradona’s physician Luque and investigators are looking into all the medical staff involved with his car after his daughters Dalma and Giannina gave statements questioning whether the father’s medication was appropriate.

Yesterday, Luque addressed these claims and told reporters that Maradona was unmanageable and should have been sent to rehab

Her is what he said in his statement;

He said: ‘I was shocked when police turned up at my door. I’m going to co-operate fully.

‘I know what I did and what I did was for Diego’s benefit until the last moment. I did the best I could.

‘I feel terrible because a friend died. I don’t blame myself for anything. It’s very unfair what’s happening.

‘I didn’t see Diego’s daughters a lot but the rest of his family, his siblings, and his nephews adore me.

‘Someone is trying to find a scapegoat here when I don’t see one anywhere.

‘We all did the best we could with Diego.’