- The debate phase in the retrial over Diego Maradona's 2020 death wrapped up Thursday at San Isidro's Tribunal Oral en lo Criminal N°7, with judges Alberto Ortolani, Pablo Rolón, and Alberto Gaig announcing a verdict date of December 22, 2026.
- Prosecutors requested 12 years in prison for neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque under the charge of homicidio simple con dolo eventual; plaintiff attorneys sought between 12 and 16 years; the entire defense sought complete acquittal.
- General practitioner Pedro Di Spagna — the only defendant whose charges were abandoned by every prosecutor and plaintiff attorney — was formally acquitted by the bench, leaving six defendants to face the December ruling.
