Former Argentina and Estudiantes coach Alejandro Sabella has passed away at the age of 66 following a long illness.
Sabella was hospitalised on November 26 in order to undergo emergency heart treatment, the day after Diego Maradona died at his Tigre home.
The ex-trainer initially responded well to treatment, but his condition worsened after he suffered an infection and he remained in intensive care for almost two weeks in a private clinic in Belgrano, Buenos Aires.
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On Tuesday Sabella took another turn for the worse and he was connected to a respirator after being unable to breathe for himself, passing away at midday local time.