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Amid large crowds gathered to bid him farewell, the funeral procession of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona walked Thursday afternoon local time before it was buried in a cemetery on the outskirts of the capital Buenos Aires. Maradona’s body had been shrouded in the Argentine presidential palace since midnight on Wednesday, Thursday, where his citizens were able to say goodbye to him and cast a last look at the star, whom he considers the people of this country the first and best in the history of the round witch.
Argentina threw it back and forth The last look at the coffin of her hero And her immortal legend, Diego Armando Maradona, whose funeral procession began on Thursday afternoon local time before being buried in a cemetery on the outskirts of the capital Buenos Aires, amid problems inside the Republican Palace, while clashes with police were recorded in the surrounding streets.
Maradona’s body arrived after midnight on Wednesday at the presidential palace in his country, where it was shrouded for one day so that his countrymen could cast a final look at one of the greatest and most controversial football players. It is noteworthy that Maradona died on Wednesday at the age of 60, and after the announcement of his death, the entire world plunged into deep sadness over an immortal legend that many had grown up watching.
Thousands of supporters of the Argentine star began to flock from the first hours of the dawn to the vicinity of the palace, hoping to cast a final look at their idol.
But many were not able to greet the final greeting to the legend despite the extension of the date for three hours, and problems occurred inside the palace, which forced the curators to transfer the coffin to a nearby salon before the funeral procession officially set out in the streets of Buenos Aires under heavy security guard and then went directly To the highway leading to the Cemetery of the “Jardin de Paz” in a suburb of Buenos Aires, where it is buried in a private family studio.
His ex-wife Claudia Viavagni and their two daughters Dalma and Ganinia arrived at the presidential palace before midnight on Wednesday-Thursday, in addition to many current and former players, especially his colleagues who lifted the World Cup in Mexico in 1986.
Attorney John Bruyard stated that Maradona died at “12 noon” (15:00 GMT), adding that the primary autopsy results indicated that the cause of death was “secondary acute pulmonary edema and chronic heart failure”.
Player No. 10 was in critical health in recent days after he underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor in early November and was recovering at his home in the suburbs of the capital, Buenos Aires.
And Buenos Aires exploded in chants, trumpets and sirens at ten o’clock in the evening Wednesday local time, and the lights were lit for the man famous for wearing the number 10, after calls spread on social media for “the last applause”, as the honorary celebrations continued during the night in all neighborhoods Argentine capital.
At the Diego Maradona Stadium, home of Argentinos Juniors, where Maradona’s childhood career began and he first appeared in his colors as a professional player, fireworks were set off as crowds poured into the stadium crying “Marado, Marado”.
Thousands of fans of the Argentine star also gathered during the evening near the stadiums of the clubs for which he played in his country, in Buenos Aires (Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors), Rosario (Newell’s Old Boys), as well as in La Plata, where he supervised Club Jimnasia before his death. Others gathered around the Obelisco monument in the capital, a traditional place to celebrate sporting events.
Francesco Salaveri, 28, a Maradona fan, told Agence France-Presse: “I cannot believe it. It is unbelievable. One thinks that a person is going through any storm, but no, no one is immortal.”
Several of the banners also bore the slogan “Dios” written with the number 10, which means “Lord” in Spanish.
France 24 / AFP
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