Masseur says Maradona was bedridden, swollen and resigned before his death

At a court hearing into possible medical negligence, Diego Maradona's masseur, Nicolas Taffarel, recounted that the soccer legend spent his last days confined to bed, refusing food, bathing and movement. Taffarel said he alerted the doctor's team to the need for daily checks, noting the player's pronounced swelling and bloating. He claimed the physicians dismissed his concerns, assuring the symptoms would pass, which they did not.

On the eve of his death, Maradona declined a request to drink mate, responding only with "ya esta," which can mean "it's over." He passed away the following day at age 60 from heart failure and acute pulmonary edema, two weeks after undergoing surgery. Seven health-care professionals are on trial, facing up to 25 years in prison, while maintaining they were not directly responsible for the clinical causes of death.