Posted in: 27/11/2020 – 13:05Last updated: 27/11/2020 – 13:06
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The funeral of the former Argentine player Diego Maradona was on Thursday evening at the Bella Vista cemetery in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, after a solemn memorial service that ended with clashes between fans angry that they were unable to take a last look at the “golden boy” and the police. Maradona died on Wednesday at the age of 60 of a heart attack.
And sad Argentina called her golden girl Diego Maradona, Who died Wednesday at the age of 60 of a heart attack, and was buried Thursday in the Bella Vista cemetery on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. The funeral was held at nightfall, in the presence of the family of the 1986 world champion and his close friends, in the tree-lined cemetery outside the Argentine capital.
The quiet farewell in the cemetery contrasted with the tumultuous scenes of his transfer from Buenos Aires, which to some extent reflected his controversial life, as the police fired tear gas and some rubber bullets in clashes with masses that threw stones at them, threatening for a short time on the day of mourning the player gave joy to hundreds Millions of people in all parts of the world.
Tens of thousands of people lined up early in the morning to pass by Maradona’s coffin, which was wrapped in the Argentinian flag and his famous Number 10 shirt in the presidential palace. But with the passage of time, the impatience of the people lining up outside Casa Rosada, and some took control of a courtyard inside, forcing the organizers to move Maradona’s coffin to another room as a precaution.
Despite the extension of the last salute site for three hours, officials closed the doors and the police clashed with the crowd on neighboring roads before arresting some people. Then Maradona’s coffin emerged through the gates of the presidential building, penetrating the capital’s streets.
People crowded on roadsides and on bridges as the funeral procession approached the western outskirts of the capital, surrounded by police and sirens sounded.
The departure of Maradona was a shock due to the extraordinary talent he enjoyed on the stadiums with his country or the club Napoli, which he picked up to place him among the elite of wealthy northern clubs, such as Juventus and Milan.
Messages of condolences and honor poured in from all over the world, as Maradona practiced football in South America, Europe and Asia as a coach in the United Arab Emirates.
Intervention Rabeh Majer about Maradona
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In parallel to his farewell ceremony in Buenos Aires, the city of Naples, who came to it after a short and controversial trip with Barcelona, was sad, placing its team at the top of the Italian League. And he won two league titles, the only two in the history of “Partenopi” until now, and one in the European Cup (now the Europa League), but there is also associated with the Italian mafia, which disturbed his controversial career.
His career reached a “logical” end in 1991 after a new positive test for steroids. After his retirement in 1997, his coaching career was completely at odds with his career as a player, as he was not a star-winner on the bench.
Even on the family level, he lived a tumultuous life. He married his longtime girlfriend Claudia Viavagni in 1984 and had two daughters, Dalma and Janina, with her, but they divorced in 2004 in light of his romantic adventures that resulted in the birth of his son Diego Junior in Naples in 1986 and who admitted paternity in 2004.
France 24 / AFP
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