The president of the FAA, Claudio Tapiareceived the emblematic jacket in the hands of the collector Marcelo Ordaz, after the donation of the historic German captain Lothar Matthauswho exchanged it with Maradona at the Azteca stadium.
“I want to thank you, Marcelo, for having brought us this armor. An important armor for all of Argentine football. This jersey allowed us all to hug each other when we won the title for Mexico. The value of this armor means a lot for our country and our history. being here is very valuable,” said Tapia, according to the official AFA website.
“This motivates us to safeguard football relics. We chose this to be in his mandate. We came to Buenos Aires today just to bring him this relic of the Argentine people,” Ordaz said.
“This shirt belongs to all the Argentine people. They have offered me a lot of money for it, but sentimental value is not bought with anything”Matthäus said, according to the AFA statement.
Source: Ambito
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