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Diego Maradona’s death on Wednesday sparked a state of emergency the next day in his native Argentina and Naples, Italy, where the footballer of the century celebrated his greatest successes with SSC Napoli. In Buenos Aires, tens of thousands made a pilgrimage to the Casa Rosada presidential palace from the early hours of the morning to personally pay their last respects to the icon on display. Also in Naples, thousands of people held vigils for their sports idol.
Maradona had died of a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 60 at his home in a suburb of the Buenos Aires metropolis. He was only released from the hospital two weeks ago after doctors operated on him there for a brain hemorrhage. “He was an exceptional player. We will always be in debt to him, “Argentina’s head of state Alberto Fernández told the TyC Sports television channel.
TV Notice
ORF 1 will commemorate the soccer legend on Saturday with a “Tribute to Diego Maradona”. After an ORF obituary including a report from Naples at 9:55 pm, the ARTE documentary “Maradona, the golden child” will follow at 10:05 pm Maradona’s legendary gala in the World Cup quarterfinals 1986 against England can be seen in its entirety from 11:40 p.m. – more on that on tv.ORF.at.
Almost immediately after the news shocked the world, crowds of people in Buenos Aires took to the streets to cry together. Concerns about the coronavirus pandemic have been postponed. They lit candles and placed flowers in front of Boca Juniors’ La Bombonera stadium, where Maradona’s career began and ended, and the obelisk in the center of the city. In the stadium itself only one light was on at night: in Maradona’s box.
On Thursday, despite the coronavirus pandemic, in front of the Buenos Aires government palace, long lines of mourning fans formed who wanted to pay their respects to Maradona’s coffin, which was decorated with an Argentine flag and many T-shirts with the famous number ten. It was the only chance to do so, because the plan to keep Maradona out for the full three days of national mourning was abandoned at the request of the family. Maradona was to be buried on Thursday afternoon (local time) in the cemetery of the Bellavista community in the northwest of Buenos Aires, where his parents also lie.
