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According to the newspaper Clarín, Maradona suffered cardiac arrest at his home on Wednesday, where he was treated after a major operation.
His life could not be saved.
“One day the inevitable happened. It is an emotional and national battle. A coup that resonates in all latitudes ”, writes the Argentine newspaper.
The news was confirmed according to Reuters by Maradona’s lawyer. Maradona died at his home in Tigre on the outskirts of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
“Diego is dead,” his spokesman Sebastián Sanchi told the Spanish news agency Efe.
The football icon he has had many health problems in recent years after a long period of addiction, including heart attacks and liver problems. In early November, he was admitted to the hospital for anemia and dehydration. A blood clot was also discovered in the brain during an X-ray examination and Maradona, who as recently as a couple of weeks earlier celebrated his 60th birthday, underwent what was described as a “routine operation.”
“Diego has gone through perhaps the most difficult time of his life,” said his lawyer Matías Morla in early November.
The legend that won The World Cup gold with Argentina in 1986 is seen as one of the greatest footballers of all time. The two goals in the quarterfinals of the World Cup against England, one with a solo performance from midfield and the other with the hand, later called “the hand of God”, are a piece of history. unforgettable football.
In total, there were four World Cup finals for the star and 34 goals from the national team in 91 matches.
“You took us to the top of the world. You made us extremely happy. You were the greatest of all. Thanks for being there, Diego. We will miss you all our lives, ”Argentine President Alberto Fernández, one of the many who now pay tribute to the late Argentine, writes on Twitter.
The Argentine government now announces three days of national mourning, according to Argentine television station Televisión Pública.
According to TT, the television channel has put a black tape next to its logo on broadcasts.
I club football Maradona took the road through Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors to Europe, where he led Italian Napoli to the club’s first Serie A title (1987).
– We cry. We are in a state of shock. We feel like a boxer who has been hit by a knockout, Naples spokeswoman Nicola Lombardo told Reuters.
Maradona played in Naples 1984-1991 and led the club to another title. Other clubs in his career included Barcelona, Sevilla and Newell’s Old Boys before ending his playing career in the 1997-98 season for Boca Juniors.
Diego Maradona has also had a number of coaching assignments. At the time of his death, he was the coach of the Argentine La Plata Gymnastics, but the most prestigious assignment was as captain of the Argentina national team 2008-2010, where he led his home country in the 2010 World Cup. in South Africa (Argentina in the quarterfinals of the quarterfinals).
The text is updated.
