One of the forensic experts responsible for performing Diego Maradona’s autopsy said the Argentine soccer great suffered agony for at least 12 hours before he died and noted that “any doctor” should have noticed symptoms several days earlier. One of the forensic experts responsible for performing Diego Maradona’s autopsy said the Argentine soccer great suffered agony for at least 12 hours before he died and noted that “any doctor” should have noticed symptoms several days earlier.