Diego Maradona’s brother Hugo dies at 52 after suffering cardiac arrest

• Hugo Maradona, younger brother of Diego, died at the age of 52 after suffering a heart attack at his home in Naples
• Hugo did not have a successful football career like his elder brother Diego but played for some notable clubs like Rayo Vallecano and Rapid Vienna
• His death comes just a year after his brother Diego passed away in Argentina in November 2020

Diego Maradona's younger brother Hugo has died at the age of 52 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Naples, Italy, Marca and Mirror report.

The Argentine suffered a cardiac arrest and died on Tuesday morning, December 28, according to the report.

Hugo's death comes just a year after his elder brother died

Sadly, Hugo's death comes just a year after the Argentine football legend passed away in Argentina in November 2020, leaving behind his two daughters Salma Nerea and Gianinna Dinorah, and the two women in his life Rocio Oliva and Veronica Ojeda.

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Following in the same path as his brother, Hugo also played football at the professional level as he signed for Napoli at the age of 18, a club where his brother was a legend.

But things did not go as planned as he was soon loaned out to Ascoli.

Hugo who was also a midfielder just like his brother played for Rayo Vallecano and Rapid Vienna after leaving Ascoli.

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Earlier, Sportsbrief reported that Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi's paintings have been put up in Argentina with both stars kissing the World Cup and Copa America respectively.

Maradona who passed on last October was painted kissing the World Cup won by Argentina during the Mexico 86' edition.

On the other side of the mural is Messi kissing the Copa America trophy recently won by the Albiceleste in the summer in Brazil.

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It was Argentina's first title since 1993 and Messi led his teammate to defeat defending champions Brazil in the finals.

The uniqueness of Maradona and Messi winning trophies for the native lands was that the two No.10s dominated their respective tournaments.