Diego Maradona leaves hospital following surgery
Football
By
AFP
| Nov 13, 2020
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona left hospital on Wednesday followed by a convoy of supporters, ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/football/2001393364/maradona-to-be-discharged-within-days-says-doctor">eight days after undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain.<
Maradona did not speak to journalists and chanting fans gathered outside in masks as he left the Olivos clinic in Buenos Aires by ambulance shortly after his doctor Leopoldo Luque told reporters he could go home. Private security personnel held up dividers to screen the ambulance before it left.
A convoy of Maradona's supporters followed the ambulance after dozens had waited outside the clinic for days, holding photos of him and chanting their encouragement.
One banner read "Eternally Thanks."
Luque had earlier published on Instagram a photo of himself hugging the 60-year-old, who wore a bandage on his head.
READ MORE
Hot debate at COP29 over public or private funding of climate projects
COP29: Kenya secures over Sh9b, wins praise for renewable energy plans
Firms seek solutions in renewable energy to curb high cost of power
Big win for suffering indigenous people at biodiversity summit
Baku climate conference ignores Africa's power to capture carbon emissions
COP29: Investment in Solar-powered pediatric theatres will ensure patient safety
UN climate funding draft narrows options, but obstacles remain
Mudavadi calls for streamlined climate financing at COP29
Maradona is expected to continue his rehabilitation in Tigre, 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of Buenos Aires, near his daughter Giannina's home.
"Diego has gone through perhaps the hardest time of his life," his lawyer Matias Morla said earlier Wednesday, adding it was a "miracle" that the clot "which could have taken his life, was detected."
"What is needed now is family togetherness and being surrounded by health professionals," said Morla. "With the doctors and his family, Diego will be as he should be: happy."
The World Cup-winning former Argentine captain underwent surgery last Tuesday to remove a clot lodged between his brain and skull.
He had looked unwell during a brief appearance on October 30 to mark his 60th birthday at the stadium of Gimnasia y Esgrima, the Argentine Primera Division team he coaches. [AFP]