11/25/2020 3:54 PM
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Updated 11/25/2020 3:54 PM
With goals, with dribbles, with a pipe, inflating the chest more than anyone while the chords of the
National Anthem, with his rebellious spirit, with his talent ...
Diego Armando Maradona
died this November 25, 2020 at the age of 60, but throughout his life he fell in love and added fans around the world for many reasons.
It was an out of the ordinary, of course.
And as such, it also impressed with unique details, such as
immortalizing a warm-up!
It was Diego himself who, in April 2019, decided to remember this situation and share it on his social networks.
They are images that, of course,
do not lose their validity over time
.
Quite the contrary: they acquire more value.
Diego Maradona and a warm-up that remained in history.
The video shows a
29-year-old
Maradona
, in the preview of the match that Napoli was going to play against Bayern Munich, for the
1988-89 UEFA Cup,
enjoying the ball, playing games with his shoulders, with his head, stealing the attention of the public and marveling even his companions.
All under the rhythm of the song
Life is Life
, by the Austrian band Opus, a
solo hit that transcends time.
"My friend Antonio Careca
scored two goals that night,
and we qualified for the final. I see it and it reminds me of the breaks of Argentinos Juniors, when we were
Cebollitas,
" Diego wrote in his networks at that time.
And he did not exaggerate.
In fact, in the same post, he remembered those days when he
entered the halftimes of Argentine matches
"and we played 15 minutes of little games with Monito Rodríguez, with Goyito Carrizo, with Montañita, with Veneno Dalla Buona, with Sanfi Lucero. , with the Chammah Penguin ... ".
Diego Maradona in his glorious days in Napoli.
Photo: DPA
On that day of the
warm-up
, in addition, the 2-2 final would qualify Napoli to play the defining match of the UEFA Cup, as they had won 2-0 in the first leg.
And it would be, ultimately, the
only European title at the international level
in the race of 10 after beating Stuttgart in Italy and equalizing in Germany.
Aware that the images would be
hypnotic
for his fans and at the same time repetitive for those who do not commune with him, Maradona ended the post
revealing an
intimacy
.
"You will already be bored to see it, but this is my grandson Benjamin's favorite video. I send my Babu a huge kiss, and another one for you!" He recalled.
Diego Maradona passed away at the age of 60.
Photo: AP
For these hours of absolute sadness, this song also became, in part, the
personal hymn of the eternal 10.