“He told us that this is how we become footballers”

• Maradona, considered by many to be the best footballer in history, has passed away. Wednesday, November 25, 2020, with only 60 years old, due to cardiorespiratory arrest. The Argentine was at his home in Tigre, where he was recovering from brain surgery in early November.

The tragic disappearance of Diego Maradona also left Argentine Elias Bazzi (39 years old), a former player with more than 100 games in Romania (97 of them in League 1), close to FC Argeș, U Cluj, Progresul and Dinamo. Bazzi, raised in the Boca Juniors juniors, spent 7 years in Romania, being one of the longest-lived Argentines to pass through our championship.

Shortly after Diego’s death, Elias Bazzi published on his Instagram account a photo taken 25 years ago, in the Boca Juniors field. At that time just a child, Bazzi was photographed with Maradona, who at the time was 36 years old and was spending the last years of his career in “La Bombonera”.

A photo for eternity

Elias Bazzi, with Diego Maradona, in 1996

The newspaper contacted Elias Bazzi these days, who told the context of the photo with Diego Maradona, but also the dialogue he had with the “Atomic Barrel.

“The photo is from when I was little, since 1996, and I played for Boca Juniors, I was 15 years old. He trained there and prepared to return. I went with him to train. We lived in the Boca Juniors camp. There he stayed a week. Every day 4-5 Boca Juniors players trained with him.

I talked to him. He asked us how old we are, where we are from. Then he gave each of us a t-shirt. He gave us advice, told us to be constant in training and that’s how you become a footballer“Bazzi reported, exclusively for GSP.ro.

Eliaz Bazzi, during FC Argeș

Elias Bazzi: “We had a very bad time and that final in 1986 brought joy to all of Argentina”

Diego Maradona, at the 1986 world title

The former left-back also spoke about the impact Diego Maradona’s death has on Argentina. The World Cup won in 1986, after an exceptional tournament carried out by “El Pibe de Oro”, will forever be the most beautiful memory for the Argentine people.

“We are shocked. All of Argentina was shocked. Maradona made us happy. We are a country that lived through difficult times, and that moment in 1986 brought joy to all of Argentina.. He made a whole country happy, that’s why they all cry. We are very passionate about soccer, the whole country is passionate about this sport and Maradona made us happy, ”said Bazzi.

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Diego Maradona died. Figures from a legend:

• Maradona played in 6 clubs: Argentinos (1976-1981), Boca (1981-1982 and 1995-1997), Barcelona (1982-1984), Napoli (1984-1991), Sevilla (1991-1992) and Newell’s (1993- 1994) );
• Diego Maradona scored 312 goals in 588 matches played during his career with the club’s teams;
• 91 teams he collected “El Pibe de Oro” in the Argentine national team between 1977 and 1994;
• El Diez won 10 trophies, the most important being the World Cup (1986), Serie A (1987, 1990) and the UEFA Cup (1989).

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