Agustina Cosachov, the psychiatrist who treated Argentine football superstar Diego Maradona, testified during the trial over the former football star’s death that his family was “in agreement” with the plan to place him in home care, something that, according to an investigation, contributed to his untimely demise in 2020.
The psychiatrist, one of eight people who stand accused of failing to administer proper medical care to Maradona, asked to testify in the latest hearing on Thursday, giving her version of events.
She said she began treating Maradona after being recommended to the star’s primary physician, Leopoldo Luque, and sought to challenge the family’s claim that she and Luque had pushed for at-home care.
“In my opinion, the best solution was taking him to a rehabilitation center, as [medical services provider] Swiss Medical suggested,” she said. “But Maradona was a patient in full use of his capacities, and he wanted to leave.”
During her testimony, Cosachov showed chats in which she asked Maradona’s family whether they agreed with the home care proposal. She read a reply from one of Maradona’s children saying a “well-thought-out home hospitalization” would be “perfect.”
