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Only his family and close friends attended the burial at the Jardin de Bella Vista private cemetery in a suburb of Buenos Aires. The coffin had previously been carried to the cemetery in a funeral procession from the government palace in the historic center of Buenos Aires. Numerous fans lined the route and paid their last respects to their idol.
Throughout the day, thousands of people had said goodbye to Maradona at the Casa Rosada government headquarters. After waiting in line for hours, they passed the coffin, which was covered in T-shirts and a national flag. Many made the sign of the cross and threw flowers on the barrier. There were tons of calls like “Thank you Diego” and “I love you Diego.”
Maradona died on Wednesday of a heart attack at his home in Tigre, north of Buenos Aires, at the age of 60. He had only been released from the hospital two weeks earlier after an operation for a blood clot in the brain. The former elite athlete has had to deal with serious health problems over and over again in recent years.
President Alberto Fernández also said goodbye to the most famous son in the country. He hugged Maradona’s daughters, Dalma and Gianinna, and put in the coffin a shirt from Maradona’s first Argentinos Juniors club and a headscarf from the human rights group “Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo.” Vice President Cristina Fernández took Maradona’s ex-wife, Claudia Villafane, in her arms and placed rosaries on the coffin.
The first team of Gymnastics and Fencing also paid their last respects to Maradona. The 1986 world champion took over the La Plata team as coach last year in a difficult situation. The last time he saw the team play was on his 60th birthday, October 30. Even then, Maradona left a very battered impression and had to be supported by colleagues as he walked.
Towards the end of the wake, the fanatics forced their way into the government palace because they feared they would not be allowed to go to the coffin. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. Violent clashes also broke out in the surrounding streets. Angry fans threw rocks and bottles at the police, officers fired rubber bullets into the crowd and used water cannons. Finally, the government palace was closed and the wake was canceled.
Meanwhile, the world football federation (FIFA) has asked its 211 member associations to observe a minute of silence in honor of Diego Maradona at all football matches this weekend or at the earliest opportunity.
Argentina’s prosecutor opened an investigation into Maradona’s death, according to the AFP news agency. The footballer’s death is being investigated because he died at home and no one signed the death certificate, according to judicial circles. But there are no “suspicions of wrongdoing”. According to a preliminary autopsy report, Maradona died Wednesday at noon of “acute lung edema and aggravated chronic heart failure.”
Research has shown that his caretaker saw the former world champion alive for the last time. At approximately 6.30 am on Wednesday morning, he made sure that Maradona had “slept and breathed normally,” according to a statement from the prosecution published on Friday.
Maradona’s lawyer had previously requested an investigation and alleged that the 60-year-old man’s condition had not been reviewed for “twelve hours.” He thinks this is “criminal insanity”. According to the prosecution, the nurse responsible at the time of death heard for the last time at 7:30 am how Maradona “moved in the room.” At 12:16, his personal physician dialed the emergency number. About ten minutes later, an ambulance arrived in front of the house.
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