Boca and Newell’s pay a great tribute to Maradona in La Bombonera

Stares at the sky, glassy eyes. The Bombonera became the scene of the greatest tribute to the recently deceased Diego Armando Maradona of those that have been carried out to date. A giant curtain over the tribune of the Yellow House, with the text “The people do not forget who made them happy”, numerous flags and banners, as well as songs to remember and thank what Maradona meant for Argentine and international football.

His face stamped in a typhus and the special equipment of Boca Juniors designed for the occasion with the legend “Maradona”On the back, above the bib. For his part, Newell’s Old Boys He had the Argentine star present in his dressing room, hanging the No. 10 shirt that Maradona wore during his time at the club. All with black armbands as a sign of mourning.

Everything was prepared for the dispute of the Boca Juniors Y Newell’s Old Boys, corresponding to day number 5 of the group stage of the Diego Armando Maradona Cup. In the stadium, the email was turned on with a thank you message: “Thank you Diego, 1960-∞”. The center of the field became the axis of the tribute, with a blue canvas that read the message “Diego Eterno”, as well as a wooden lectern with a photo of Maradona kissing the 1986 World Cup.

The most emotional moment of the afternoon came when all the players skirted the center circle to participate in a respectful minute of silence. At that moment, a giant balloon with the colors of the Argentine National Team and the number 10 of Maradona.

He was in La Bombonera Dalma Maradona, the first-born of the footballer, who made her first public appearance after the death of her father. To whom Edwin Cardona dedicated the first goal of the clash.