Soccer legend Diego Maradona will undergo emergency surgery to treat the blood clot on his brain.
According to a report by TMZ, the 60-year-old Maradona was hospitalized in his hometown of Buenos Aires in Argentina on Monday after complaining of dehydration and depression. A series of tests revealed subdural hematoma which is usually caused by a traumatic head injury.
Maradona's doctor Leopoldo Luque, however, said there is nothing to worry about, although he admitted that it's hard to tell how the soccer icon sustained a head injury.
“This is a routine surgery that even (Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Vice President of Argentina) has undergone. We did an MRI one month ago and everything was normal. We repeated the study and we saw the subdural hematoma. These types of injuries are tough to spot, I don't know if he suffered some kind of hit or fall.”
Loyal fans in Argentina flocked to the streets to cheer on Maradona as he was being carried to the ambulance that will transport him to the hospital.
Maradona being transported to another hospital where he will undergo brain surgery. (Via @TyCSports) pic.twitter.com/HGQ7euYutf
— ANDRES CANTOR (@AndresCantorGOL) November 3, 2020
Maradona, who currently coaches local club Gimnasia de La Plata, is widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time. Dubbed as The Golden Boy and winner of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award, the most memorable play in his colorful career is an unpenalized handling foul known as the “Hand of God” goal against England in the 1986 World Cup. It was voted Goal of the Century by fans in 2002.
Maradona has a long history of illnesses because of his lifestyle, particularly his abuse of illegal drugs and alcohol. In 2005, he underwent gastric bypass surgery. He went under the knife again in January of last year after a hernia caused internal bleeding in his stomach.
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