Sotheby’s explained that photographic identification technology was used to “conclusively” identify the shirt worn when Maradona scored both goals “examining unique details about various elements of the press, including the patch, lines, and numbering”. The online auction will last between April 20 and May 4.
The company noted that in an autobiography Maradona he said he gave his shirt to Hodg when the match ended, in which he scored the two goals in the second half, and that during the almost two decades in which the garment was exhibited in a museum in England, no one claimed its veracity.
According to Dalma Maradonaone of the daughters of the revered Argentine soccer player, the jacket put up for sale is not the one Diego wore in the second half of the match against Englandalthough he did not give details about who owns it.
Since he died of cardiac arrest in November 2020, the family of Maradona she has been involved in a series of scandals and legal battles over her legacy.
Source: Ambito
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