An appeals court in Argentina confirmed this Tuesday the elevation to trial of the cause for the death in 2020 of Diego Armando Maradona, a process by which eight people will be tried for the alleged crime of simple homicide with eventual intent.

According to judicial sources, the Chamber of Appeals and Guarantees of the Buenos Aires town of San Isidro unanimously resolved to reject the requests for annulment of the process and the change of legal classification of the judicial case.

Likewise, the court of appeal unanimously decided to confirm the elevation to trial of the criminal investigation to judge the eight defendants in the case - all linked to the health care that Maradona should receive - for the alleged crime of simple homicide committed by means of intent eventual.

The eight defendants are the neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque; the psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov; the psychologist Carlos Díaz, the doctor who coordinated the home care of the ex-soccer player, Nancy Forlini, the coordinator of the nurses, Mariano Perroni, the nurse Ricardo Omar Almirón, the nurse Dahiana Gisela Madrid and the clinical doctor Pedro Di Spagna.