Friday, 27 Nov 2020 05:34 AM MYT
Fans had earlier proceeded past Maradona’s casket inside the palace to pay their final respects. On Thursday afternoon, the coffin was taken in a hearse on its way to a cemetery on the outskirts of the city. “If I die young, hopefully upstairs I can play ball and watch a Boca game with him,” added Montelli, who had a tattoo of Maradona’s face on his leg.During the day, Maradona’s body lay in state in a wooden coffin at the Casa Rosada presidential palace on the central Plaza de Mayo. It was covered with the blue and white national flag and an Argentina football jersey with the number 10 that had been part of his nickname “D10S” ― a play on “dios”, the Spanish word for God.
The star’s family plans to hold the burial on Thursday evening at the Bella Vista cemetery on the outskirts of Buenos Aires where his parents are also interred, though sources had said it could be delayed to Friday morning. “Diego belongs to the people, Diego belongs to Argentina, Diego belongs to the country,” said Dario Lozano, waiting in line to view the casket.
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