Diego Maradona's case: "He struggled to deal with his alcohol addiction," said his therapeutic companion.

In it trial investigating the death of Diego Maradona One of the testimonies this Thursday provided sensitive details about the former soccer player's condition in his final days. His therapeutic companion, Carlos Baccini, stated that the Argentine idol "was very resistant to treatment due to his alcohol addiction."

According to what he told the Third Criminal Court of San Isidro, "Pelusa" was particularly reluctant to undergo rehabilitation treatments and, for that reason, never confessed his role as a therapeutic companion . At the same hearing, psychologist Carlos Díaz's statement was postponed until Tuesday, reported Noticias Argentina.

"I never told Diego I was a therapeutic companion because otherwise he would have kicked me out. He was very resistant to treatment due to his alcohol addiction," the professional explained to judges Maximiliano Savarino, Verónica Di Tomasso, and Julieta Makintach about Maradona's withdrawal symptoms.

In this regard, he emphasized that "he was with the patient for three days" after his discharge from the Olivos Clinic - where he underwent surgery for the subdural hematoma - between November 11 and 13, 2020, while stressing that during that time " there were no alcoholic beverages or drugs."

"The zero-alcohol rule was strictly enforced at the Tigre home," he added, according to judicial sources told the Noticias Argentinas news agency.

Regarding the home in the San Andrés gated community in the Buenos Aires town of Benavídez, Baccini said it was a "normal" place, but the bathroom was far away since it was on the ground floor.

The therapeutic companion considered that the former Boca player "felt well" when he shared with him until a person - he did not remember who - ordered him not to go to the country club's home: "He played basketball with Benjamín and Dieguito Fernando. I noticed he was happy when his children visited him, but afterwards his mood would drop."

However, she described him as a "difficult" patient, as did other witnesses. For her part, she explained that "those around her handled his phone at their discretion" : "Maximiliano Pomargo and Jonathan Maradona did that."