Rene Higuita says goodbye to his “crazy” friend and Falcao says goodbye to his idol, the reactions of Colombian footballers to the death of Diego Maradona

The death of Diego Armando Maradona It is an event that paralyzes the world of football. Leading figures of Colombian football have lamented the death and have dedicated some heartfelt words to the one who was the best player in the world between the 80s and the 90s and also the idol of a generation that witnessed his talent on the field

René Higuita, an exporter for the Colombia team, was among the first to mourn the death of Maradona, whom he described as “idol and friend.” In addition, he said that “crazy and different” like them are often misunderstood.

The historical scorer of the selection, Radamel FalcaoOn Instagram, he dedicated a long message to his childhood idol “I remember spending hours watching your videos, with the illusion of one day being a professional player like you.” The forward brought up the times he shared in person with Diego and the treatment he gave him and his family. Finally, he sent a greeting of condolence to his family and the Argentine people.

The ‘Kid ‘Valderrama He dedicated a short but heartfelt message after the announcement. There he sent condolences to his family and remembered Maradona’s iconic phrase on the day of his farewell, “the ball is not stained.”

For his part James Rodriguez, through a video he recalled when Maradona referred to him as a “talented, exquisite and elegant southpaw, like all lefties.” In addition, he referred to the phrase also cited by Carlos Valderrama.

Carlos Animated, although he is not a footballer, if he was a close friend of Maradona. His tribute to the ‘best player in the World Cup Mexico 86‘was a video fragment where he dedicated to his wife, Claudia, a song from the Colombian composer but played by the footballer. You live thanked for “love the music of our land”.

For the last both the ‘Tino ‘Asprilla, as Víctor Hugo Aristizábal They asked for the rest in peace of Maradona’s soul and assured that he will be missed forever.

Diego Armando Maradona died

Diego Armando Maradona, the best footballer of all time, died this Wednesday at age 60 in a house in the private neighborhood of San Andrés where he recovered from a recent operation for a subdural hematoma.

Those close to the DT of Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata confirmed that Maradona decompensated this noon and that Neither the nurse who accompanied him 24 hours a day nor a doctor who was in the house at that time could revive him.

The professionals quickly asked for assistance: several ambulances arrived at the home, but could not do anything. The news generated a strong worldwide repercussion.

For many, even with controversies around his figure and some of his actions, Diego Maradona He is the greatest footballer of all time, the author of the best goal in the history of the World Cup, and considered by FIFA as “Player of the Century” with 53.6% of the votes in an election made on its official website.

Maradona, for many, has been the maximum expression of aesthetic football, and his statistics as a player are eloquent: 312 goals in 588 games (0.53 on average) and 207 assists in clubs. 68 goals in 136 games (0.50) and 69 assists for the national team. 358 goals in 724 official games (0.50) and 257 assists (0.35) in his total career. Consecrated as a symbol of Argentina, it was common to see him encouraging any team or national representative from the stands, stalls or boxes, even shouting, like another fan, generating motivational videos, or communicating directly with the protagonists of any sport.

Loved or hated, Maradona was a permanent watershed, drawing a red line between those who were on his side or the other, for transcendent or trivial issues. A stamp, poster, tattoo or flag, he is perhaps one of the highest representatives of rebellion in the world and one of the most recognized characters in any corner of the earth.. The late Uruguayan poet Mario Benedetti returns with his definition of the relationship between Maradona and the miracles when he maintains that the goal against the English in Mexico 1986, “with the help of the divine hand is, for now, the only reliable proof of the existence of God.

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