Diego Maradona 'fine' after World Cup health scare
Paramedics at the stadium treated the former player for low blood pressure, with the 57-year-old saying that he was told to go home before the second half.
Former Argentina forward Diego Maradona celebrates the opening goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group D football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg on 26 June, 2018. Picture: AFP.
JOHANNESBURG - Argentina legend and 1986 World Cup winner, Diego Maradona has taken to social media to say that he is “fine” after appearing to collapse during Tuesday’s World Cup match between Argentina and Nigeria.
The former Argentina captain, could be see being helped from his seat at the St Petersburg Stadium, before collapsing inside the stadium.
Paramedics at the stadium treated him for low blood pressure, with the 57-year-old saying that he was told to go home before the second half.
In his social media post after the match, Maradona said his “neck hurt a lot”, but “I want to tell everyone that I’m fine”.
Videos emerged of the World Cup winner struggling to get up from his seat at full time, but some reports suggest that he later boarded a flight back to Moscow.