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The death of Diego Maradona: the emotional tribute of Lionel Messi in Barcelona after a bond that had ups and downs

2020-11-29T09:13:35.767Z


The Rosario was part of the minute of silence that the Blaugrana squad dedicated this Friday to Diego's memory. The relationship between the two was almost always loving.


11/27/2020 7:40 PM

  • Clarín.com

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Updated 11/27/2020 7:42 PM

Lionel Messi

participated in the minute of silence that the Barcelona squad dedicated this Friday to the memory of

Diego Armando Maradona

.

The Rosario entered the training field with his head bowed and was contrite.

In the video released by the Catalan club, you can see Ronald Koeman, the team's coach, make a gesture to tell the players to form a round to honor Maradona.

The silence was barely interrupted by the barking of a dog and the sound of cameras.

Messi fixed his eyes on the grass.

The day after Maradona's death, Messi expressed himself through his social networks.

He made a post on his Instagram account in which he shared two photos with Diego and wrote:

"It is a very sad day for all Argentines and for football. He leaves us but does not leave, because Diego is eternal. 

I stay with all the beautiful moments lived with him and I wanted to take the opportunity to send my condolences to all his family and friends. RIP ".

The relationship between Messi and Maradona was always loving and very cordial.

Although he had ups and downs due to Diego's verbiage.

However, there was never a media crossover between the two.

Messi always relativized Diego's words and did not enter into provocations from the press.

And although after the 2010 World Cup in South Africa the romance faded, they always treated each other with respect.

Maradona and Messi at the World Cup in South Africa.

(Reuter)

Maradona and Messi met in 2005 when La Pulga was invited by Pelusa to his program "La noche del Diez".

They played a

soccer-tennis game

in the middle of the television studio, but they didn't have a moment alone.

For Leo it was a caress to feel the recognition of the Ten, as Javier Mascherano confessed in the documentary film about Alex de la Iglesia's Rosario:

"For Leo it is a pride that they compare him with Maradona

.

"

Messi, Maradona and Tevez in "La Noche del Diez".

Diego played for the last time when Leo was 8 years old so the record of Maradona footballer for Messi is a story of his father Jorge, a Newell's fan, who had the Villa Fiorito born as an idol after the feat of Mexico 86 'and the brief passage through Leprosy.

“Leo grew up watching videos of Maradona.

We give them to them ”

, Jorge said.

The first time they met was in 2007 when Diego was in Rosario to participate in an event with "Showbol" and Leo was enjoying his vacation in his hometown.

Diego's relatives contacted the Messi family and Leo went to the hotel where Maradona was staying with his brother Matías, his cousin Tomás and his father Jorge.

A young Messi was very nervous, but Diego calmed him down with a gesture directed at his cousin:

"Are you Tommy? They told me that you are a phenomenon playing football

.

"

Afterwards, Diego and Leo chatted alone and took a photo that Messi used as a profile on Messenger.

Di Stéfano, Messi and Maradona.

(EFE)

The following year Maradona came to the National Team to be the coach.

He gave Messi the 10 jersey and the team handle (they recorded 18 wins and 6 losses).

Together they left for South Africa, after passing through Madrid: there they took a photo for posterity with Alfredo Di Stéfano.

In the World Cup, Messi could not convert and the elimination against Germany was a dagger to the heart. 

"I saw him cry like a baby in the shower when we lost 4-0 to Germany and those who became the caudillos were already asking for a flight to leave earlier,"

Diego said in one of his last interviews.

From that World Cup, Messi took the great lesson that Diego left him: how to kick free throws.

"Leo, don't get your foot off the ball so fast, because if she doesn't, she doesn't know what you want,"

said Prof Fernando Signorini, a witness to those South African training sessions.

With the departure of Maradona from the National Team, the relationship with Messi cooled.

Diego even snapped at some point: 

"Messi is not a caudillo, he goes to the bathroom 20 times before playing

.

"

But Messi never responded and they met again at a FIFA gala where they smoothed out rough spots.

In time, Diego returned to praise Leo.

"It makes me happy that he speaks well of me. We know everything it means, what it is for Argentines, because what he says, people listen to him, is a sacred word," said the Rosario. And Diego declared: 

"They never go to me to face Messi ".

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