The day Maradona became a member of Los Piojos: pogo, hits and the longest ovation in the band’s history

Lice is one of the most prestigious bands in national rock. The musical group, formed by the vocalist Andres Ciro Martinezbassist Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, guitarists Gustavo Kupinski and Daniel Fernández, and drummer Daniel Buira, have a successful career that dates back to the early 1990s.

And what started as a rumor ended up being confirmed: The band, who had last played together in 2009 at River’s Monumental Stadium, announced his returnThrough encrypted videos, the group gave clues about what their return to the stage in December would be like, and the place where the shows will be held is no coincidence.

Although in the last few hours “Micky” Rodriguez announced that he will not be part of the comeback, fans are hoping to hear the band’s great classics. Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in La Plata will be the venue for a new Ritual Piojoso, which gives a special flavor to the event, since the leader Ciro is a confessed fan of the football icon, with whom he also shared a close relationship.

In addition, one of the band’s hits is “Maradó”, one of the most rock tributes to the “10”. And when it comes to fans, there was a very special one in 2005 who managed to get on stage and capture the attention of the entire audience: Diego Armando Maradona.

The song by Los Piojos that talks about Maradona

“Maradó” is the tenth track on “3er Arco”, the third album by Los Piojos and one of the most heard by fans. The position in which it is found is not a coincidence, since it refers to the jersey number that Diego used to wear.

The chorus is instantly recognizable, like a song from the field: “Maradó, Maradó,” shouts the singer of Los Piojos. In addition, with the lyrics that characterize Ciro, The legend of Argentine football is described:

“A brilliant ball falls from the sky,

all the people and everyone sees

a round revenge on his foot,

“The whole country is running with him”

Maradona and Los Piojos, together at the Obras Stadium

Maradona’s relationship with Los Piojos goes back a long way. After Argentina’s elimination from the 1994 World Cup, the press and other sectors They attacked Diego because he was suspended after testing positive in a doping testIt was there that Los Piojos composed “Marado”as a counterattack to those detractors. But first, they needed the endorsement of the “10”.

Maradona listened to the song through a cassette given to him by Pocho, the group’s manager, and he liked it.. With the song already popular in the streets, journalist Fernando Niembro offered Diego to go see Los Piojos, although the idea ultimately did not materialize. In any case, it remained in the footballer’s head.

In 2001, Ciro played at Maradona’s farewell match and received a priceless gift: the last boots the footballer used professionally.From then on, the singer hung his boots on the microphone for every show, even in one in 2005 at the Estadio Obras Sanitarias for Pepsi Music.

One night, Ciro went to La Diosa, a nightclub, just because he found out that Maradona would be there. Indeed, there was time for a chat, in which the “10” said: “I have Los Piojos up here. Dalma and Yanina always listen to them and I already know the songs”. Days later, a call: “I’m going tomorrow.”

So it was that in that concert filled with 5,000 people, Los Piojos played the first nine songs with their minds elsewhere, to see if he would appear. Just for the song “10”, it appeared“We’re going to do a song for the greatest in the world,” Ciro announced, and the audience understood. With his Puma boots hanging from the microphone, The band performed “Maradó” with all their heartAs they had said years ago, for them it was as if God were coming to see them at a recital.

“I had said that we should play Maradó when Diego arrived and I think he arrived right on the tenth song. When he left I told him, ‘if you want, you can sing, do whatever you want’. ‘Relax, maestro, you can sing’. We finished playing and he came out to say hello, which was the most intense and longest ovation I have ever experienced in my life.“, says Ciro.

In the midst of this applause, a yellow ball is thrown to Maradona inaccurately, although he manages to control it without problems. He begins to play Coca-Cola with Ciro and finishes with some games on stage. This is how, after so many twists and turns, Los Piojos and Maradona got together and left an anecdote for posterity.

Los Piojos are back: when and where they will play in 2024

The band from the town of Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar announced on the social network Instagram that They will perform on December 14 and 15 at the Estadio Único in La Plata. Ticket sales will begin on September 24th at 12:57pm through the official Ticketk website.

”There’s a reunion! A new Ritual Piojoso is coming. After 15 years we meet again”they published along with a video where they announced the dates of the shows.