Maradona’s Medical Team on Trial in Former Great’s Death

People attend a protest demanding more government social programs near a mural of late soccer star Diego Maradona on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 5, 2023. Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo

BUENOS AIRES—Eight health care professionals will stand trial in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona in 2020, an Argentine court has ruled.

The date of the proceedings has yet to be set, but they are unlikely to begin before next year, the court said Tuesday.