Maradona and 'Live is Life': the most famous warm-up in history

Diego Armando Maradona offered a show even before the games started.

The Argentine, who died on November 25 after a cardiorespiratory arrest, starred, in addition to dozens of memorable plays, in one of the most popular moments prior to the game in history: when, in 1989, while warming up, he began to play with the ball to the rhythm of the song that was playing at the time in the stadium,

Many fans have remembered the footballer with the video of that moment.

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- Joaquim Campa (@JoaquimCampa) November 25, 2020

He was born for what we love so much, he was the best portrait of football, he was the sport made man.

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- L. Niño (@soyluisnino) November 25, 2020

That moment, known by many fans as “the most famous warm-up in the world”, took place on April 19, 1989. That day, Napoli de Maradona faced Bayern at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, in the semifinals of the cup. UEFA.

Minutes before the match,

by the Austrian band Opus

began to play in the stadium

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And the Argentine, without stopping warming up, began to dance: first, striding and jumping to the rhythm of the music.

Later, doing fancy things with the ball and his whole body, throwing it with his feet, head, shoulders ... And even clapping.

On April 19, 2019, when the 30th anniversary of that moment was being celebrated, Maradona himself recalled it on his social networks.

"Today marks the 30th anniversary of this warm-up with Napoli, in Munich," he wrote.

"I see it [the video] and it reminds me of the breaks of Argentinos Juniors, when we were Cebollitas."

Cebollitas was the junior team in which Maradona played in his childhood, which even had a television series.

"You will be bored of seeing it, but this is my grandson Benjamin's favorite video," concluded the footballer's text recalling that warm-up.

Although Maradona thought that his followers would already be "bored of seeing him", they have not been.

This November 25, after knowing his death, his followers have used the comments of Maradona's video on Facebook to say goodbye to the footballer.

Some, taking the opportunity to remember how he enjoyed the field.

"On the court, he was unique," many of them write.

In addition to starring in the “most famous warm-up in history”, that April 19, 1989, Maradona and his Napoli won: after having defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 in the first leg, a 2-2 draw turned them into finalists.

In the final they faced another German team, VfB Stuttgart, and they were also victors.

It was the only international club title in Diego Armando Maradona's career.

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