--- title: "Maradona's doctor claims to be scapegoat in death case" description: "Most outlets led with the claim that Maradona's doctor, Leopoldo Luque, was made a \"scapegoat\" for the football icon's death, as stated in closing arguments by his lawyer. Arab News Pakistan added context about the unpredictability of Maradona’s heart attack, while 24 News HD highlighted the charge against Luque and the trial’s final stage. Geo News mentioned the presence of a supporter and memorabilia outside the courthouse but did not quote the defense argument directly." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15767-maradona-doctor-was-made-scapegoat-for-his-death-court-told site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Maradona's doctor claims to be scapegoat in death case sports · updated 22 Oct 2026, 10:12 AM PKT · 22 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the claim that Maradona's doctor, Leopoldo Luque, was made a "scapegoat" for the football icon's death, as stated in closing arguments by his lawyer. Arab News Pakistan added context about the unpredictability of Maradona’s heart attack, while 24 News HD highlighted the charge against Luque and the trial’s final stage. Geo News mentioned the presence of a supporter and memorabilia outside the courthouse but did not quote the defense argument directly. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Geo News** — [Maradona doctor was made 'scapegoat' for his death, Argentine court told](https://www.geo.tv/latest/687724-maradona-doctor-was-made-scapegoat-for-his-death-argentine-court-told) · 22 Oct 2026, 10:12 AM PKT > A supporter of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona sits beside portraits and memorabilia honoring Maradona outside the San Isidro courthouse during the final hearing of defence closing arguments in the trial over Maradona's death, in San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina,... - **24 News HD** — [Maradona doctor was made 'scapegoat' for his death, court told](https://www.24newshd.tv/22-Oct-2026/maradona-doctor-made-scapegoat-death-court-told) · 22 Oct 2026, 9:33 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > A lawyer for Leopoldo Luque, a doctor charged in the 2020 death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, said in closing arguments Wednesday that his client was innocent and had been made a "scapegoat. - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Maradona doctor was made ‘scapegoat’ for his death, Argentine court told](https://www.arabnews.pk/sport/maradona-doctor-was-made-scapegoat-for-his-death-argentine-court-told-3004908) · 22 Oct 2026, 9:27 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > A lawyer defending Dr. Leopoldo Luque argued that he was unfairly made a scapegoat for the death of football icon Diego Maradona, emphasizing the unpredictability of Maradona’s heart attack. 3 articles from 3 outlets, 22 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.