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In the midst of the commotion caused by his early departure and his wake, it was known that the Argentine star would have expressed a very specific wish for the moment of his death, which occurred on November 25 in Tigre.
According to Arévalo, and TyC Sports, Diego Maradona was terrified of talking about the moment when he died, and even “it made him feel bad that his colleagues [de la Selección Argentina] had some flirtation with death ”when they had health problems.
Maradona, who knew what he wanted written on his tombstone, left a written document in which he asked his family that his body be preserved, Arévalo said:
“At a time when the idea of making him a monument arose, Diego said: ‘No, monument? I want to be embalmed ‘… and you know that it was in writing ”.
Arévalo showed, on one of the most watched sports channels in Argentina, that his daughters and his ex-wife Claudia Villafañe did not know that he had that desire because, as he said, “They are going to send the family a paper signed by Diego asking that his body be embalmed”.
In the middle, they did not assure that this will happen, because the decision of the family of the ’10’ that “he wanted to remain eternal in people and that his body continued to be seen”, said the journalist.
This was told in the transmission of the massive wake of the ‘Pelusa’ in the Pink Face, seat of government; decision that bothered some Argentines:
LATEST NEWS: Maradona wrote down his wish to be embalmed. Told it @Arevalo_Martin in @Superfootball. pic.twitter.com/UVHG48MAoN
– TyC Sports (@TyCSports) November 26, 2020
What is embalming?
The Royal Academy of the Spanish Language (RAE) defines this practice as “Filling the cavities of corpses with balsamic substances, as was done in the past, or injecting certain liquids into the vessels, or use various other means to preserve dead bodies from rotting“.
With this, what the 1986 world champion would have wanted is that his body does not decompose like any other, because going through that process would allow preserve the integrity of his corpse.
Embalming a body is a practice that has been present in many cultures throughout history and had different meanings in each culture.
How long does an embalmed body take to decompose?
The Spanish variety medium Cinco Noticias dedicated an article to this process some time ago and without giving an exact figure, it indicated that “different techniques and substances have equally given excellent results. Therefore, it seems that the final product will depend more on the expertise when embalming a corpse ”.
For its part, the specialized portal Tanatosformación detailed that “this technique is used in corpses that require exposure for more than 72 hours.”
The media added that for this “it is necessary to apply chemical substances in greater quantity and concentration, in order to prevent the decomposition process.”
Finally, he explains that “embalming is a technique that prevents the putrefaction process” and is different from temporary conservation that “only delays decomposition over a period of time.”
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