A month after the consecration of the
Argentine National Team
in the
World Cup in Qatar
, on a day when only memories of joy, emotion and absolute happiness were refloated on social networks thanks to Lionel Messi and company, a
message slipped in to cut so sweetly
A user reported that the grave of
Diego Maradona
, in the
Bella Vista
cemetery , was abandoned.
Not only that, he published an alleged photo of the mythical place where the remains of Diez rest, without a plaque and with just a disheveled Argentine flag marking the presence of the mythical man, the last to raise the Cup before the epic of the team of Scaloni in the Middle East.
"Tell me it's
fake
, please";
"I can't believe it, they keep abandoning it" and "Forgive them Diego, they don't know what they're doing" were just some of the comments that began to spread on the networks, with their consequent RTs, favorites, complaints and insults, towards everyone sides and with all possible tones.
The controversial tweet, denouncing abandonment at Maradona's grave, dated January 18, 2023. Clarín was able to verify that this is not true.
The message went viral, and
Clarín
did what is usually done in these cases: he went to check.
He went to see Diego.
Bella Vista Cemetery
The Bella Vista
private cemetery
is located in
San Miguel
, in the west of Greater Buenos Aires, 20 minutes by car from General Paz.
It has 13 hectares and is divided into 8 sectors
.
Outside, the murals dedicated to Maradona announce that it is a very special place, unlike any other.
Despite all the emotional charge that an environment of these characteristics can generate, the green space and peace dampen melancholy.
It is not a public place and has a fairly strict policy to prevent curious people seeking to approach the Ten:
visitors must explain the reason for their presence at the entrance
.
During the week, the movement is very calm, especially if it is hot or at this time of the year when many enjoy the holidays.
The scenery changes a lot on the weekends.
And the obligatory question, sooner or later, is almost always the same: "Do you know where Diego's grave is?"
Or "the tomb of Ten?", to create some complicity with the informant on duty.
"Entering, to the left and to the bottom", are the indications.
The answer is also on Google Maps.
It is enough to type "cemetery" and "Maradona" for the most famous search engine in the world to place with almost millimeter precision the area where the remains of the best soccer player of all time are located.
Maradona's grave, in a file photo.
In that corner of the Bella Vista cemetery
there is Maradona,
with Don Diego and with la Tota, as the song says.
And to give all Argentines peace of mind, especially those who were carried away by gossip on the networks, his tombstone is in optimal condition, with a sticker of his '10' jersey from the Argentine National Team.
Clean, almost gleaming in the midday sun, the tombstone is decorated with some
flowers
that are usually renewed every two or three days before they wither.
The same as the
offerings, rags and letters
that appear incessantly and the cleaners are forced to remove them knowing that it is a task that is already part of their routine.
Among the trees, a little-known detail.
A
security camera
points directly to Maradona's grave, a way to also preserve the care of those who take advantage of their income to spend some time in silence with the eternal idol.
Bella Vista Cemetery.
Photo: Guillermo Rodriguez Adami, Clarín archive.
Diego's children and the idea of the mausoleum
It is not the first time that doubts have been created around Maradona's grave, and recently it was
Dalma Maradona
who came to the crossroads of journalistic reports that echoed the versions and stated the situation as real.
To make contact with Diego's remains more accessible, the heirs of Diez have been promoting the idea of creating a mausoleum in homage to Maradona for some time.
The five children of Maradona, gathered in November at an event promoted by Pope Francis in Rome.
Photo: Victor Sokolowicz.
In November 2021, on the first anniversary of Diego's death, his children made public their intention to create a mausoleum or memorial to remember their father.
"A place of eternal rest where you can be visited and receive the recognition and love of the millions of people who express it daily through the different media," they explained in a letter posted on
.
According to the letter signed by
Sebastián Baglietto
, attorney for Maradona's five children, "it is the conviction of the heirs that he (for Diego) would have wanted it that way: a space for free access, pilgrimage and encounter with nature on the banks of the river ".
The request was made to the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires, and one of the places that was mentioned as a possible site for the space dedicated to Maradona was the Buenos Aires waterfront, in the vicinity of Aeroparque.
There is still no news about it, meanwhile Diego rests in Bella Vista, while millions remember him and still mourn him.
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