The champion of champions. Diego Armando Maradona has died at the age of 60. The news was released by Clarin, Argentina's main daily newspaper. The cause of Maradona's death would have been "a cardiorespiratory arrest in his home Tigre, where he had settled after the operation on the head".
Ten days ago the Argentinian champion was discharged from hospital after a very delicate brain operation to remove a blood clot.
World football is in mourning. Maradona was considered one of the greatest, if not the greatest, player in history. The Pibe de oro, a world icon, a football legend and a champion who has lost his way several times, prey to problems bigger than him, and perhaps even more loved for this reason.
There was also a lot of Italy in his life. Maradona had arrived in Naples in 1984, becoming the protagonist and symbol of the club's first championship, which arrived in the 1986/1987 season. That year Napoli also won its third Coppa Italia, winning all 13 matches, including the two finals played against Atalanta. The scudetto/cup pairing was a feat that until then had only been achieved by Grande Torino and Juventus.
During his twenty-year career Maradona also played for Boca Juniors and Barcelona, scoring some of his legendary goals. With the Argentine national team he participated in four World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994), winning Mexico 1986. what is considered remains unforgettable the goal of the century, scored three minutes after the goal scored with the "mano de Dios".
