Diego Maradona: Former soccer star successfully operated on the brain

Diego Maradona survived a brain operation well. How long he will have to stay in the hospital is still unclear.

The Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona (60) had a successful brain operation on Tuesday. The procedure became necessary after a blood clot was discovered. "Diego survived the operation very well," said Leopoldo Luque, Maradona's doctor, told reporters in front of the clinic in Buenos Aires, "ESPN". Dozens of fans are said to have gathered there. Maradona's press spokesman Sebastián Sanchi also said on Instagram that the 60-year-old is fine.

Maradona's condition is under control, his doctor said according to "ESPN". How long the former soccer star will have to stay in the hospital depends on further developments. But the beginning of his recovery process is "great". The doctor described the way he reacted after the operation as promising. The procedure took "about 80 minutes," said Luque.

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