Argentina legend Maradona set to undergo surgery for blood clot on brain

  Argentina legend Maradona set to undergo surgery for blood clot on brain By Abidoye Babatunde Football icon Diego Maradona is set to undergo surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Maradona ws admitted to hospital on Monday in Argentina with a subdural hematoma, his personal doctor Leopoldo Luque revealed to reporters. Hematoma is a serious medical condition where blood collects between the skull and the surface of the brain which is mostly caused by a head injury. As reported by Ali Humayun, Maradona is set to undergo surgery in a bid to remove the blood clot on his brain. "He [Maradona] is not well psychologically and that has an impact on his physical wellbeing," his personal doctor said. "He’s not as well as I would like and as well as I know he can be. He needs help, this is the time to help him.” Maradona is being treated for a subdural hematoma. On January 2019, Maradona was admitted to hospital with internal bleeding in the stomach.