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– Check the minute by minute of Diego’s farewell
On a sad and chaotic Thursday, November 26, 2020 The whole of Argentina dressed in mourning to say goodbye to perhaps the greatest hero in its sports history: Diego Armando Maradona. After an overflowing funeral at the Casa Rosada, the innermost circle of the “10” gave his last goodbye at the Bella Vista Garden Cemetery.
From dawn, the fans began to arrive until the May Plaza, in the center of the Federal Capital in Buenos Aires to say goodbye to the idol, the one who led the Albiceleste team in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico to reach the maximum glory of soccer.
The crying, the uneasiness, and the incessant chants were a reflection of the overflowing passion of the Argentines that little by little continued to fill the vicinity of the Government House.
The family of “10”, meanwhile, remained within the Pink House, a place where they received the condolences of personalities from all areas, including River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo, former Uruguayan player Enzo Francescolli, coach José Pékerman, Boca Juniors figure Carlos Tévez and former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Marcelo Gallardo and his hug with Claudia Villafañe upon arriving at Casa Rosada, to say goodbye to Diego Maradona. pic.twitter.com/d0lySnIgIS
– National Thought (@pensarnacional) November 26, 2020
The day went smoothly, while the tributes continued to rain from different latitudes and the people did not stop coming to the emblematic Plaza de Mayo.
After 2:00 p.m. the first inconvenience began. This is because they stopped allowing entry through Avenida de Mayo to Pink House, generating the first disturbances and the immediate response of the City Police that in his attempt to control the situation, he ended up causing total chaos.
The clashes in the Patio Las Palmeras and in the Plaza de Mayo provoked the eviction and subsequent closure of the Casa Rosada. the coffin was also removed from the main hall to protect it from the disturbances.
Casa Rosada, Patio de las Palmeras today. You chose which country you want to live in and it was in this one ✌️👇 pic.twitter.com/8965442kcF
– mavica (@ mavica7) November 26, 2020
The Argentine President Alberto Fernandez tried convince the Maradona family to extend until 7:00 p.m. the wake so that more people could come in and say goodbye to “fluff”, but this option was rejected and it was decided to put an end to the ceremony.
The riots in the Casa Rosada: Fans tried to enter by force to fire Maradona and the wake was suspended pic.twitter.com/AGMFfZ75MX
– Gonzalo Quezada Briones (@ guruoftime316) November 26, 2020
Around 4:50 p.m. the funeral procession began its long march from the Casa Rosada until the Jardin Bella Vista Cemetery, a caravan that was accompanied by hundreds of cyclists and motorcyclists. Further, many people bet on the streets and highways to see the idol pass before his final farewell.
Crowds on the sides of the highway. A huge caravan of cars behind the procession.
This is how the people dismiss Diego Armando Maradona. pic.twitter.com/jBvNSQcSUy
– Argentine Time (@tiempoarg) November 26, 2020
As was the trend since he died at noon on Wednesday, thousands of people came to the gates of the cemetery, But this time the security protocols worked and the family was able to fire Diego Maradona in peace.
About 30 people, among family, friends and former colleagues were in charge of saying goodbye to Maradona in a private ceremony that was only followed from the air by the different media.
Thus, almost as a reflection of what was a biography, awakening passion in millions of fans and generating chaos in his own life, Diego Maradona had a frantic farewell, leaving a indelible legacy in world football and in the lives of all those who they reveled in an unbeatable talent with their best friend, the ball.
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