Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona died on Wednesday at the age of 60. Maradona, who had been hospitalised since the beginning of November, died after suffering a heart attack.
Reports said tests at the La Plata clinic revealed a blood clot on the brain, which was operated on successfully.
The football legend was subsequently released from hospital to continue his recuperation as an outpatient at his residence in a private neighbourhood near Tigre, northern Buenos Aires, when he suffered cardiac arrest on Wednesday.