“I refuse to do this for an abuser”

• 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.

However, not all observed the minute of silence in memory of “El Pibe de Oro”. A totally unexpected moment occurred before a women’s soccer match in Spain. Paula Dapena, a 24-year-old player from the Viajes Interrias FF club, wanted to defy the solemn moment with an extreme gesture. He sat on the back of the lawn and turned his back, and then was the protagonist of a skid against Maradona.

Paula Dapena: “I refused to observe a minute of silence for an abuser”

“Recently, it was the day against violence against women. No gestures were made for the victims, nor am I willing to do anything for an abuser. To be a player, you must first be a good man, have principles. All this before the qualities that he had, that we all know and were fantastic.

I refused to observe that minute of silence for a rapist, a pedophile and an assailant, so I preferred to sit on the floor and turn my back. My teammates looked at me and laughed, because they knew I was not going to abstain, “said the player, according to Marca.

Viajes Interrias FF, the team in which the perpetrator of the skid is evolving, was defeated by Deportivo La Coruña, scoring 0-10.

Maradona, accused of domestic violence in 2014

A video published in 2014 by an Argentine television channel showed Diego approaching his ex-girlfriend, Rocío Oliva, and becoming aggressive as she begs him not to hit her again. Maradona appeared to be in an advanced state of intoxication.

After the pictures were made public, Maradona reacted: “Yes, I threw the phone, but I swear to God I never hit a woman!”

In 2017, Maradona was also charged with rape. Journalist Ekaterina Nadolska has publicly stated that the former soccer great allegedly raped her, after asking her to interview him. The event would have taken place in 2017, after the final of the Confederations Cup.

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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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