A therapist who worked with Diego Maradona told a court on Tuesday that people within the Argentine football icon’s inner circle exercised tight control over his communications and limited contact with family members, including his daughters.
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Carlos Cottaro, an addiction specialist who assisted Maradona following surgery in November 2020, testified that those closest to the former player closely monitored who could communicate with him and who was allowed to visit him.
According to Cottaro, Maximiliano Pomargo and Jonathan Espósito, associates linked to lawyer Matías Morla, were involved in screening communications. The witness said phone calls were filtered, preventing some people from reaching Maradona directly.
He told the court that the level of control extended to decisions about whether Maradona’s daughters could see him. During his testimony, Cottaro stated: “Many things that were said on Diego’s behalf were not said by him, they were said by the people around him.”
Lack of coordination among medical staff
Cottaro also testified that his work with Maradona was abruptly halted on the instructions of psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, one of the defendants in the case. He questioned her approach and argued that Maradona’s condition required coordinated care involving multiple specialists.
The therapist criticized what he described as a lack of coordination among the medical professionals responsible for Maradona’s treatment, saying that a case of such complexity demanded a collaborative and interdisciplinary strategy.
The trial is seeking to establish responsibilities related to Maradona’s death. Alongside Cosachov, those facing criminal proceedings include neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychologist Carlos Díaz, and several coordinators and nurses, among them Mariano Perroni and Pedro Di Spagna, who also continued testifying before the court.
Source: teleSUR English
