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Boca Juniors, one of the emblematic clubs in the life of Diego Maradona, paid a moving tribute to the Argentine soccer star, who died on Wednesday at age 60, with a goal dedicated by the Colombian Edwin cardona in front of Newell’s Old Boys.
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When 11 minutes passed, Cardona He scored 1-0 with an accurate corner free kick, which the skillful midfielder celebrated with his teammates by taking a shirt of the Argentine national team with the number 10, and applauding under the box that is owned by the Maradona family.
(See here the goal of Cardona, if you read us from the app).
In that sector I was sitting Dalma Maradona, the eldest daughter of the star, who could not hold back her tears, overcome by emotion in that space in which she accompanied her father several times to watch the matches of Mouth.
Previously, as happened with the other matches of the day of the Argentine tournament, renamed “Diego Maradona”, both the players and the referees entered wearing a national team shirt and the “10” on the back, with the unique silhouette of the star on the chest.
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Before the meeting, the chords of “La mano de Dios” were heard, Rodrigo’s song that immortalized Maradona, combined with the account of his second goal against England (2-1) in the World Cup Mexico-86, considered the masterpiece of the Argentine soccer legend.
For this special occasion, Boca wore a patch with the silhouette of Maradona on the chest of his shirt, at the height of the xeneize club crest.
A light in the box
Without an audience due to the pandemic, the Bombonera tribunes were dressed with multiple flags dedicated to the star, including a huge canvas that Maradona himself had given to Boca fans almost three decades ago, with a huge heart in the center.
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During halftime, the stadium lights went out and in the immensity of La Bombonera only lit the sector of the box that belonged to the Maradona family, with an immense yellow flag above it, at the height of the middle of the playing field.
AFP
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