Maradona trial to be re-run – date set

The trial is expected to restart on March 17 next year, according to court documents seen by AFP.

The reason for the retrial is that the entire trial collapsed in May this year after one of the judges withdrew after her impartiality was questioned. While the trial was ongoing, she was involved in the filming of a documentary about the case.

Football legend Diego Maradona died in 2020 at his home outside the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, aged 60. His medical staff, seven people in total, are accused of acting negligently, which allegedly led to Maradona's death.