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Historic auction: auction off the first shirt that Maradona wore in the 82 World Cup

Historic auction: auction off the first shirt that Maradona wore in the 82 World Cup

The albiceleste shirt is the first that Diego Armando Maradona used in a match against El Salvador in Spain in 1982.

The American auction site PWCC Marketplace activated the tender for the t-shirt of the Argentine national team that Maradona got in Spain 1982: specifically, the match against The Savior of June 23.

This shirt corresponds to the third date of Group 3, the duel ended with a favorable result for the Argentine national team of Cesar Luis Menotti: 2-0 with goals from passarella and bertoniwhich sought to revalidate what was done in the 1978 World Cup when he raised his first world Cup.

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“Besides the Photomatch Resolution Chart (which verifies that the shirt was actually worn by Diego), the winning bidder will also receive a handwritten letter from Andres do Campoteam manager Argentinastating the origin of the jersey, as well as a set of credentials verifying its position in 1982“, cites the page where the auction takes place.

“I, Andres do Campoprop of the Argentine National Team I declare that Diego Armando Maradona’s number 10 jersey was worn in the party of the World Cup Spain 1982, Argentina vs El Salvador. T-shirt that he gave me Diego Armando Maradona at the end of the match. Buenos Aires, December 1982”, says the letter from the prop man.

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Until now, it would be selling in 21 thousand dollars. But there is still more than one day left. To take into account, a little over a year ago, the shirt with which Maradona he scored the unforgettable two goals to England in it world of Mexico 1986 was auctioned for a sum that reached more than 9 million dollars.

Diego Armando Maradona’s World Cup in Spain 1982

That World Cup was one of the great disappointments of the former footballer. It was his first world, Argentina He was a candidate (he had to defend the title) and the eyes of the world were on him for being the best player on the planet.

Maradona scored two goals for Hungary in the group stage, but beyond that, he did not have a great performance. In second phase, Italy, later champion, neutralized it well. And in the classic against Brazildefeat as against the “tanos” that meant the elimination, he was expelled.

Source: Ambito

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