The Argentine media followed the last hours of the legend • The last words, the attempts at resuscitation and the determination of death • This is how Maradona said last hello
A legend that really was.
Diego Maradona passed away
Photography:
AFP
In Argentina people do not stop crying.
Diego Armando Maradona, one of the greatest footballers ever, passed away yesterday (Wednesday) when he was only 60 years old after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Tigre.
The coach of the Gymnasium La Plata, who recently underwent a lengthy hospitalization but sadly, the doctors were unable to save his life.
While Argentina is still trying to digest the death of the legend, the local media followed Maradona's last hours and tried to figure out what happened in the minutes before the official death was determined and what were the last words of the greatest of them all.
In the Argentine "Ola" newspaper, Maradona was reported to have gone into a lunch break at his home, a sleep from which he could not wake up.
It was further reported that before Diego entered the restroom, he muttered, "I do not feel well," words heard after lunch.
Johnny Esposito, Diego's nephew, was with his uncle for the last few moments and after a short while, Esposito, together a medical man who helped Diego at home, called him and when no answer was received the big concern began.
Soon, the two entered the room, trying to revive the legend, but without much success.
Less than ten minutes later, ambulances and medical forces arrived at his home in Tigre, but it was too late and crews were forced to determine the sad death.
According to the medical diagnosis, Maradona swelled his soul as a result of a heart attack resulting from many healthy edema.
