Argentine football lived a historic day, which had a gesture that marked all Boca fans at the moment of Maradona’s departure.
Argentine football is the owner of unforgettable dayswhich is not that the rest of the countries do not have it, but that the last game of the best player of all time is in the most exciting classic in the world, is a luxury that not many can afford in other parts of the planet.
Without notifying anyone and to everyone’s surprise, in El Monumental, Diego Armando Maradona decided to end his career as a professional footballer. And if that day was also unforgettable, it is because the change that marked the end of Pelusa’s adventure in sports also brought with it the beginning of a legend for the Xeneizes.
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Maradona’s last game as a soccer player: against River and without anyone knowing
To add spice to this wonderful story, it should be noted that no one knew about Diego’s decision. He decided not to tell anyone That there would be his last performance as a professional, in an incredible setting like every Argentine soccer Superclásico.
That October 25, 1997 is not just another classic. Maradona had just failed the last tests he had done and, although he shouldn’t have, he was part of the team. As usual, there were lines of photographers waiting for the warm-up of 10, who emanated a striking aura, hinted that something out of the ordinary was approachingbut it was something normal in the Pibe de Oro.
After several months with scandals with doping and his personal lifewho was quite exposed for her actions such as showing up at training in a truck or driving high-end cars, the last dance arrived. There was no magic or great plays, Just a few glimpses of his class and Boca lost 1 to 0. So a change came that would not only transform the game, it would also mean the birth of a new legend for those in blue and gold.
A change that was marked over the years: Maradona for Riquelme
A young Juan Román Riquelme seemed to inherit the legacy of Boca’s 10 after replacing Maradona. And it didn’t go badly for those led by Bambino Viera at that time. With Román on the court, the blue and gold team He turned the game around with goals from Julio César Toresani and Martín Palermo.
The other star who also emerged from Argentinos Juniors displayed the magic that Maradona had not been able to show in the first half, suggesting that his moment had arrived. And unlike what happened in the future, between them there was respect, admiration, but above all darlingsince they spoke the same language not only with their mouths, but also with their feet.
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