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Agustina Cosachov denies having a sexual relationship with Diego Maradona despite WhatsApp messages used in court suggesting otherwise. She is among seven medical professionals on trial for homicide.
Diego Maradona's former psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov has denied claims that she had a sexual relationship with the Argentine football legend, calling them “completely false” as she stands trial for alleged medical negligence leading to his death.
Maradona died of a cardiac arrest on November 25, 2020, aged 60, while recovering from brain surgery. His final days were marred by health complications and what prosecutors now call “criminally negligent care.”
Cosachov, along with six other medical professionals, is charged with homicide with possible intent, a charge that carries a prison sentence of 8 to 25 years in Argentina.
Controversy flared after a series of WhatsApp messages were presented in court. In them, psychologist Carlos Díaz joked: “You f***** the fat man, you b****!” to which Cosachov replied: “Hahaha. Well, therapy is therapy, everyone has their own technique!”
Cosachov insists her words were taken out of context and were part of a “private and sarcastic conversation”. She also denied any intimacy with Maradona, saying: “I have never maintained, nor would I maintain, any other type of relationship with a patient other than a strictly medical one.”
She added: “The WhatsApp chats are private and should not have been made public. They were ironic and reflective of the pressure I felt at the time, not reality.”
Cosachov admitted the exchange occurred in November 2020, just days before Maradona died at a rented house in Tigre, Buenos Aires province.
Prosecutor Patricio Ferrari described Maradona’s final days as life in a “House of Horror” and displayed a photo of the football legend's body in court. Ferrari also accused several individuals close to Maradona of perjury, including his former bodyguard, who was arrested mid-trial.
The case, which began as a manslaughter investigation, was reclassified after a medical board found that Maradona’s care team acted “inadequately, deficiently and recklessly.”
Maradona’s former doctor Leopoldo Luque, who has also denied wrongdoing, previously stated: “If I’m responsible for anything, it was loving him, caring for him and improving his life.”
The trial continues, with further revelations expected as witnesses, including Maradona’s daughters, testify against the accused medical team.