Buenos Aires (Argentina), Apr 9 (AP) A doctor testified at the trial of seven medical professionals accused of negligence in the death of Diego Maradona that the soccer star should have been admitted to a rehabilitation center rather than taken home following surgery he underwent in 2020. Maradona, who led Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986, died on Nov. 25, 2020 while undergoing home hospitalization on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. He was 60. Also Read | Ravichandran Ashwin Surpasses Bhuvneshwar Kumar To Become Third-Highest Wicket-Taker in Indian Premier League, Achieves Feat During PBKS vs CSK IPL 2025 Match. “He should have gone to a rehabilitation clinic ... a more protected place for him,” Mario Alejandro Schiter, who treated Maradona for two decades, told the court. “Knowing the patient, I would not have suggested home hospitalization; he was not easy to manage, given my direct knowledge of having treated him at the worst moment of his life," added Schiter, who treated Maradona for a drug addiction. Also Read | Chennai Super Kings Head Coach Stephen Fleming Unfiltered Assessment After Fourth Successive Defeat in IPL 2025, Says 'Game Was Lost in Field; We Were Sloppy'. According to the prosecution, the seven professionals charged in the negligence case — a neurosurgeon, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, doctors, and nurses — failed to provide adequate care, which may have led to his death. Schiter said he was a consultant and that he had no decision-making authority, and that the clinic's directors ultimately “came and told me they opted for home hospitalization.” According to some witnesses at the trial, the home where Maradona was taken lacked the necessary medical equipment. Schiter, who also observed the autopsy on Maradona's body, said “all the evidence suggests that there was a failure to provide modifiable care, which led to heart failure.” (AP) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)