Diego's sister spoke during the trial for the death of the Diez and admitted that she has had no contact with her nieces since the day of the passing: “We feel neglected.”
“I don't know why there is a family rift; I never tried to reconcile with them, but neither did they,” she stated bluntly. In her view, at some point, they feel disregarded by their nieces.
Regarding Claudia Villafañe, Diego's ex-wife and the girls' mother, she preferred not to elaborate. “I prefer not to talk about Claudia; it's in the past. She is the mother of my nieces. While she was my brother's wife, everything was fine; now everyone has their own life,” she concluded.
Distance That Affects the Whole FamilyThe break is not limited to Dalma and Gianinna. Rita mentioned that she also does not keep in touch with the rest of Diego's nephews and grandchildren. “I don't have contact with the rest of my nephews either, but it doesn't keep me up at night,” she stated bluntly.
The interview made it clear that the wounds opened after the death of the Ten are still far from healing. The family, which has always shown its divisions in public, is once again exposing them at a sensitive moment like the ongoing trial.
Despite the pain and distance, Rita Maradona seeks to move forward. She assures that the memory of Diego will always be present, but that life continues for each of them separately. Her statements reignite the debate about how fame and interests divided a clan that once seemed united.
Kity's words come in a context where justice is trying to determine responsibilities regarding the death of Argentina's greatest football idol, while his loved ones deal with grief that goes beyond the public eye.
The rift with her nieces seems, for now, without a bridge in sight. Neither side has taken the first step to repair the broken bond on the day Diego left this world.
In the midst of the trial investigating the circumstances of Diego Maradona's death, tensions within the Argentine idol's family are once again exposed. Rita “Kity” Maradona, one of Diego's older sisters, broke her silence and shared details about the deep rift that separates her from her nieces Dalma and Gianinna.
The woman opened up in an interview and recalled how the judicial process affected her. The last time she cried for her brother was while testifying, when reliving the memories became very hard for her, although she assured that she has been able to overcome that pain.
Rita reminisced about the last deep contact she had with Diego. It was during the pandemic when they talked about their childhood and their parents. For her and her sisters, beyond the public figure, he was always simply “the brother.”
When asked about the causes of the star's death, “Kity” expressed that they still wonder why he left so young. “That will have to be decided by the judges and the conscience of the doctors,” she said, without going into further details.
Maradona's sister admitted that neither she nor the rest of the family knew in depth about Diego's drug problems. “We didn't know that part,” she lamented, although she clarified that she would have preferred to know it at the time.
The most intense moment of the conversation came when discussing the family conflict. Rita revealed that the last day she spoke with Dalma and Gianinna was the same day her brother passed away. Since then, there has been no attempt at reconciliation from either side.
