
Diego Maradona: Football’s Flawed Saint
Hindsight
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Avenging Our Countrymen
Maradona signed for Napoli in 1984 after leaving Barcelona. The Italian club was willing to take a risk on the former Barcelona star. But stories of drugs, alcohol and the mafia soon followed him there. In his first year we went from near the bottom of the standings to reaching the UEFA Cup. And then came the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Maradona: "Let's use our bronca to avenge our fallen countrymen"
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