There were no hard feelings with Maradona, but an unfortunate event that he took part in with Diego changed his life inside and outside of football.
Argentine football has many stories to tellsome very happy and others with very hard moments and not at all pretty outcomes. Some today try to overcome them and others, already with the past behind them, seek to move forward but they do not stop remembering those days.
Oscar Dertycia He could be more recognized than he is currently, but bad fortune played a trick on him that featured Diego Maradona. There were no big bad feelings with Pelusa, but the story could have been very different, since the consequences of that severe injury that kept him away from the World Cup brought him a great complication.
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Diego Maradona’s clash with Oscar Dertycia
To put into context how his football career could have been further, You have to move first to the 1986 World Cup in Mexicowhere he was part of the groups that Carlos Bilardo used to classify, but finally was not part of those summoned. Of course, upon meeting the team, he was invited to receive the champions in Ezeiza and can be seen at the celebrations at Casa Rosada.
For this reason, Italia 1990 was his great goal and an obsession for this player who emerged from Argentines and who was going through a great present at Fiorentina. They faced Diego Maradona’s Napoli with the World Cup very close. In the Perugia stadium, he tries to anticipate Pelusa and he falls on top of him.
When he wanted to get rid of him, The aluminum plugs became stuck and this, when he ran, caused the cruciate ligaments in his knee to rupture.. He had to undergo surgery and the diagnosis demanded a recovery that put an end to his dream of joining the squad for the World Cup.
The consequences of the injury
His dream in football was to play in the World Cup, but that damn injury not only brought physical pain. Depression was inevitable, added to stress and anxietyhad great repercussions. The mane of wavy curls that stood out so much among the players began to disappear. He suffered alopeciawhich caused hair loss all over his body.
He had to endure many negative comments, which referred to the fact that he suffered from very severe illnesses, but he managed to have a long journey in Europe. And with Maradona he was far from having grudges. Upon finding out that the cross they had had injured him, the Argentine star went to visit him after the surgery and He offered to take care of everything in addition to telling him that he was entirely at his disposal for anything.
He gave him a T-shirt and an exclusive gold watch from Ten. Today Óscar is dedicated to being a fundamental part of Córdoba and the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium. It was there where he met Pelusa again, who hugged him and stayed chatting, remembering old moments.. Even during their stay together in the National Team, he said that the Argentine idol had the habit of giving everyone Puma clothing, which was his personal sponsor.
Source: Ambito
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