Maradona leaves an indelible legacy of lights and shadows in football and his personal life

Diego Armando Maradona, an athlete who transcended the limits of his mastery with the ball to become a true legend of world football, died on Wednesday of a cardiac arrest at his home in Tigre, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

The former world champion and current coach of Gymnastics and Fencing of La Plata, 60, had been discharged from a clinic in Buenos Aires on November 11,

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Maradona had chosen a closed neighborhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires to continue his rehabilitation process with the greatest possible privacy.

The star was under the permanent control of doctors and nurses and his two eldest daughters, Dalma and Giannina, had assumed custody of all his affairs due to his illness.

During his sports career he was recognized for his successes with

and, in the 1990 World Cup, they won the runner-up.

He has been considered as one of the best players in history receiving countless awards and accolades.

"On the occasion of the death of Diego Armando Maradona, the President of the Nation will decree three days of national mourning from the date of the date," said the Presidency of Argentina in a brief statement after the news of the death was known.

Shortly after, Argentine President Alberto Fernández wrote on Twitter: “

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Thanks for having existed, Diego.

We are going to miss you for a lifetime. "

Napoli, the club in which Maradona made history from 1984 to 1991, winning two league titles, posted a message on Twitter lamenting his death and accompanied him with a blue heart and a photo of the Argentine legend celebrating a goal with his shirt " azzurra ”.

Teams such as Roma, Fiorentina, Sampdoria or Parma fired him on their social networks, publishing historical photos of their encounters with the Argentine star.

“Let me jo - r, 60 years old.

Mommy, what this kid made us live.

One of the most beautiful moments of my life.

To see it in there, of the energy that was pulling you.

"said Oscar Ruggeri, champion with Diego Armando Maradona in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, on the ESPN sports channel.

However, his long career was not without scandals due to his addiction to narcotics that, among other things, led him to be

, in addition to legal proceedings for paternity suits, violence gender, tax evasion and embezzlement, among other things.

He also suffered various episodes of diseases associated with his excesses with substance use and his fondness for food, which led him to suffer from high blood pressure crisis, heart disease, toxic hepatitis and a series of complications due to his operations to lose weight. weight.

With information from EFE and AP