Maradona, as coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, last February.Marcos Brindicci / GettyImages
The disorderly life of Diego Armando Maradona was preparing the world for the fatal outcome of this November 25, but not for that reason the goodbye of El Pelusa was cried less.
As soon as his death was known, there was a cataract of reactions and regrets for the loss of the Argentine.
Boca Juniors, the club where he finished exploding before signing for Barcelona in 1982, remembered him with an “Eternal thanks.
Eternal Diego ”.
In the Bombonera he scored 70 goals in his three stages there.
Eternal thanks.
Eternal Diego.
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- Boca Jrs.
Official (from 🏡) (@BocaJrsOficial) November 25, 2020
His first experience abroad was the Camp Nou (82-84), where he scored 22 goals in 36 games.
He could only lift one Cup and one League Cup before leaving for Italy.
The Barça club said goodbye to him with a "Thanks for everything, Diego."
Thanks for everything, Diego pic.twitter.com/hB18LnCkpn
- FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) November 25, 2020
After his fleeting stint at Barcelona, he landed in Naples, where he stayed for seven seasons.
He raised two Scudettos and a Uefa Cup.
But above all, he put an entire city at his feet like no one else had ever done it before.
So much so that, during the World Cup in Italy 90, no lesser part of Neapolitans went with Argentina, for him, rather than with their national team.
Per Semper 💙
Ciao Diego pic.twitter.com/LzppqlBqLV
- Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) November 25, 2020
But where he became a God was with the Argentine team.
With the national team he won the World Cup in Mexico 86 in a demonstration without equal.
It also took him to the final at Italia 90, although on that occasion they fell against Germany.
"You will be eternal in every heart of the football planet," he wrote on the official Twitter account.
Goodbye, Diego.
You will be #Eternal in every heart of the football planet.
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- Argentina National Team 🇦🇷 (@Argentina) November 25, 2020
Barcelona was not his only stop in the Spanish league.
After the departure of Napoli, his destination was Seville in the 1992-93 campaign.
In Nervión, he scored five goals and nine assists and in the 26 games he played.
The Andalusian club remembered him with this song.
And all the people sang
Marado, Marado
The hand of God was born
Marado, Marado
Sowed joy in the people
He filled this soil with glory ...
Eternal Diego.
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- Sevilla Fútbol Club (@SevillaFC) November 25, 2020
And the sports boss of Sevilla, Monchi, his companion in his time at Pizjuán, left an emotional farewell.
“I don't care what you did in your life.
I care what you did in mine. "
“I don't care what you did in your life.
I care what you did in mine. "
My condolences to his family and a big hug to all of Argentina.
DEP Diego.
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- Monchi (@leonsfdo) November 25, 2020
"Someday I hope we can play ball together in heaven," wrote Pelé.
"I lost a great friend and the world lost a legend."
What sad news.
I lost a great friend in the world I lost a great lenda.
Ainda has much to be said, but for now, that Deus de força for family members.
Um day, I hope we can play ball together no céu.
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- Pelé (@Pele) November 25, 2020
Cristiano Ronaldo gave him an emotional goodbye.
Today I say goodbye to a friend and the world says goodbye to an eternal genius.
One of the best of all time.
A magician like no other.
It is leaving too soon ”.
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"Genius of this sport", described the exporter Iker Casillas, with whom he coincided on many occasions.
Sad day for football.
Maradona has passed away.
DEP genius of this sport.
#maradios 😭 pic.twitter.com/o1oXUFmFPG
- Iker Casillas (@IkerCasillas) November 25, 2020
César Luis Menotti, former coach of the Argentine team and who directed Maradona at Barcelona in the 1983-84 season, acknowledged that he was "destroyed" by death.
"I can not believe it.
It's awful".
Real Madrid, for their part, in addition to expressing their condolences, said in a statement that El Pelusa "leaves an immense legacy, become a myth for millions of fans around the world."
The two great current leaders of Spanish sport also had words of tribute for Maradona.
"What he did in football remains," Rafael Nadal commented.
Today the world of sports in general and football in particular has a void.
#Maradona was one of the greatest athletes in history.
What he did in football remains.
My most sincere and condolences to his family, to the world of football and to all of Argentina 🇦🇷
- Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) November 25, 2020
And Pau Gasol honored him with a simple "DEP" and a photo in which he posed with the Barcelona shirt.
DEP, Diego Armando Maradona 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/MqO0aGZI4M
- Pau Gasol (@paugasol) November 25, 2020
There was also the reaction of an ex-football player whose name remained linked to Maradona forever: Andoni Goikoetxea.
A very hard entry of his in 1983 broke the Argentine's ankle, then at Barcelona, and sent him to the infirmary for many months.
"He was a genius, who was born to play football," wrote the former Athletic player on Twitter.
I just found out about Maradona's passing.
It makes me very sad.
He was a genius, who was born to play soccer.
Rest in Peace Diego.
Goian Bego.⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
- Andoni Goikoetxea (@andoni_goiko) November 25, 2020