Inter prepares Beira-Rio in light blue and white to honor Maradona | International



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OR Bury Prepares a series of tributes to Diego Maradona after the postponement of the duel with Boca Juniors, for the departure of the second round of the Libertadores. The greatest idol of Argentine soccer died this Wednesday, at the age of 60, after a cardiac arrest.

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The game was initially scheduled for 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday and was loaned by Conmebol for the following Wednesday, December 2. The return match takes place on December 9 at La Bombonera. Both games will be played at the same time.

In honor of Maradona, Inter will illuminate Beira-Rio with the colors of Argentina, light blue and white, starting at 9:30 p.m., when the initial whistle would be given. In addition, the Rio Grande do Sul club raised the flag at half-staff, in mourning, this afternoon.

Inter prepares a tribute to Maradona in Beira-Rio – Photo: Eduardo Deconto

In contact with give, President Marcelo Medeiros mourned the death of Maradona. And he expressed the solidarity of the club with the family of the midfielder, the Boca Juniors fans and the Argentines.

– At this time, it remains to pay tribute, as we did on Twitter, how our flag is at half mast and how we will do it. The idea is to do it at the beginning of the game, coloring the Beira-Rio with the colors of the Argentine national team. We pay tribute to the idol, the athlete. We are in solidarity in pain with the fans, passionate about soccer, with the Argentine fans, especially with those clubs that Maradona defends – said the president.

Diego Maradona died this Wednesday, at the age of 60, after a cardiac arrest. After the death of the idol, the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, declared an official three-day duel in the country.

He had already worried fans at the beginning of the month, when he was rushed to the hospital, with symptoms of anemia. At that time, a small hemorrhage was discovered in the brain, and the former player had to undergo surgery to drain it. After more than a week of hospitalization, he was discharged on November 12 and would have stayed home for the period.

Inter and Boca will meet next Wednesday, at 9:30 p.m., in Beira-Rio, for the first leg of the Libertadores round of 16. The return is scheduled for December 9, at 9:30 p.m., in Bombonera.

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