Diego Maradona was acclaimed by Boca Juniors at the local stadium

From: Mattias Karlsson

Published: November 30, 2020 kl. 08.04
Updated: November 30, 2020 kl. 08.31

Dalma Maradona began to cry in pain.

The Boca Juniors players celebrated the goal in front of the family box in the arena.

After the final whistle, the tributes continued at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires.

Boca Juniors played their first game since Diego Armando Maradona passed away, all players played the game with Maradona’s name on the back.

The opposition was Rosario’s Newell’s Old Boys, which is also one of Maradona’s previous clubs.

Already in the twelfth minute of the game, Edwin Cardona made it 1-0 on a free kick and the celebration became emotional.

The entire Boca Juniors team put a Maradona shirt in front of the family’s private box and the daughter Dalma Maradona wept inconsolably and inconsolably.

Photo: Alejandro Pagni / TT NEWS AGENCY

Reunited after the game

Boca Juniors won the match 2-0 after Edwin Cardona increased the lead in the 20th minute.

After the final whistle, the song Live is Life, which is strongly associated with Maradona, was played on the arena speakers.

The whole group gathered under the box and gave the daughter another ovation, with tears in her eyes she seized her heart and replied “thank you”.

Strong emotions in Naples

When Lionel Messi scored 4-0 in the final score in the 73rd minute for Barcelona at home to Osasuna, he celebrated by taking off his match shirt and wearing a Newell’s Old Boys shirt with the number 10, a club in which they have played both Maradona and Messi and the shirt is real Maradona.

Napoli beat Roma 4-0 at home in the derby del sole and the home team’s players wore Argentina-inspired jerseys.

In the tenth minute of the match, the game was stopped in honor of Maradona, on the balconies and streets around Naples people received him with a long applause.

Published: November 30, 2020 kl. 08.04

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