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(CNN Spanish) -
Diego Armando Maradona will undergo head surgery this Tuesday for a subdural hematoma, as confirmed by his doctor, Leopoldo Luque.
Luque reported on the outskirts of the hospital in La Plata, Argentina, where Maradona has been hospitalized since Monday, that the Argentine star will have to be transferred to the Olivos Clinic for the intervention.
LOOK: Maradona is hospitalized in a clinic in the city of La Plata
The doctor also assured that Maradona is lucid and calm, and described the operation as routine without giving explanations of how the head injury of the former footballer, now technical director of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, occurred.
A subdural hematoma is a collection of blood in the brain that can be caused by a blow.
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Maradona turned 60 on October 30 and was initially admitted as a preventive measure, according to his doctor, due to a low mood.
The diagnosis at that time was dehydration and anemia.
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