The president of FIFA, the Swiss Gianni Infantino; His partner from Conmebol, the Paraguayan Alejandro Domínguez and the head of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, met this Friday in Doha to honor the Argentine star Diego Armando Maradona on the second anniversary of his death.
The highest authorities of world, South American and Argentine football led an event in which numerous football personalities participated, including the 1978 and 1986 champions, in a Conmebol space set up in the exclusive Msheireb area of the Qatari capital.
The Argentines Mario Kempes, Alberto Tarantini, Daniel Bertoni, Ubaldo Fillol, Julio Ricardo Villa, Omar Larrosa, Nery Pumpido, Ricardo Giusti, Ricardo Bochini, Carlos Tapia, Héctor Enrique, Sergio Batista, Oscar Ruggeri, Jorge Valdano and Jorge Burruchaga all participated. Diego’s former teammates in the Argentine National Team.
Also present were the former coach of Argentina José Pekerman; the current coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Simeone, and the Barcelona legend, the Bulgarian Hristo Stoichkov, a friend of the Argentine star.
The open-air ceremony, witnessed by the international press and fans of various nationalities, began with the projection of images about his career, continued with speeches by leaders and former players and ended with the famous story of Víctor Hugo Morales in the Goal of the Century , marked against England in the quarterfinals of Mexico ’86.
