“The autopsy will be performed to establish the cause of death, which has only natural characteristics,” the prosecutor told reporters outside the house where the soccer idol died earlier in the day.
Broyard said the football legend died “at 12 noon” (1500 GMT).
Diego Maradona’s Life In 10 Key Dates
From his birth in 1960 to Argentina’s World Cup triumph in 1986 and his positive drug test at the 1994 finals — here are 10 key dates in the colourful life of Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday aged 60:
– October 30, 1960 –
Maradona is born in Lanus, to the south of Buenos Aires.
Wins the World Youth Championship, scoring the third goal as Argentina beat the Soviet Union 3-1 in the final in Tokyo.
– June 13, 1982 –
Now a Boca Juniors player, Maradona takes part in a World Cup match for the first time as the holders lose 1-0 to Belgium in the opening game at the tournament in Spain.
After the tournament he joined Barcelona and two years later he signed for Napoli for a world-record fee at the time.
– June 22, 1986 –
Scores his two legendary goals against England in the World Cup quarter-final in Mexico, the “Hand of God” and then his stunning high-speed slalom that was later named “Goal of the Century” by FIFA.