It is officially the only time that the Argentinian star of world football has set foot on Lorraine soil. Diego Maradona, who died Wednesday, November 25, 2021 at the age of 60, came in 1988 to participate in Michel Platini’s farewell gala on the lawn of the AS Nancy-Lorraine stadium. With another star: Pelé.
Diego Maradona, death wednesday 25 november 2020, will remain, for the Lorraine specialists of the round ball, linked to one of the major football events of the region.
Diego Maradona (R) tries to steal the ball from Michel Platini (C) during the 3rd match of the Jubilee Michel Platini, May 23, 1988, in Nancy, which opposes a world selection to the France team (in its composition of the World Cup in Mexico 86).
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© CHARLES CARATINI, Eric Feferberg / AFP
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The Argentinian legend of world football, had participated on May 24, 1988, with many other great players from all over the planet to the jubilee of Michel Platini, on the lawn of the Marcel-Picot stadium where the emblematic French n ° 10 had chosen to say goodbye to his professional career, in the midst of his friends.
May 24, 1988: Maradona in Nancy with Pelé for Michel Platini’s jubilee
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© France 3 Lorraine / INA TV
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That day, another sacred monster was present, also South American. A certain Pelé.
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