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| Diego Maradona was admitted to the Ipensa clinic in La Plata, Argentina, for anemia and dehydration, before being transferred to Olivos Clinic in Buenos Aires province |
Argentine football great Diego Maradona was in โexcellentโ condition following surgery for a brain clot on Wednesday, and his lawyer discounted the possibility he could go to Venezuela or Cuba to recuperate.
โThe last medical report was excellent,โ said Matias Morla. โLetโs stay strong and weโll get through this.โ
Maradona has previously expressed his fondness for the two nations and he spent several years in Cuba undergoing drug rehabilitation at the start of the century.
But Morla said the former Napoli, Barcelona and Boca Juniors player would complete his recuperation in Argentina, where he is coach of first division side Gimnasia y Esgrima.
โDiego loves Cuba, yesterday I spoke with Fidel Castroโs son,โ Morla told reporters as he left the clinic where Maradona was operated on for a subdural haematoma, a blood clot on the brain, on Monday.
โVenezuela, as well as Cuba, are friendly nations for Diegoโฆ but Diegoโs head is with Gimnasia.โ
Maradona, who won the World Cup with Argentina in 1986 and is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, has suffered frequent periods in hospital over the years, often due to his extravagant lifestyle.
Dozens of Gimnasia fans have converged on the hospital since Monday evening, waving flags and holding posters with messages of support as they waited for news.
REUTERS
