Argentina honors Maradona anniversary, hopes memory can spur World Cup revival

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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentines honored soccer icon Diego Maradona on Friday, the second anniversary of his death, including with a huge new painting of the striker in the center of Buenos Aires, hoping to spur the national team ahead of a must-win World Cup game.

The South American country, which idolizes Maradona almost as a demigod, plays Mexico on Saturday in a make-or-break match after the team led by star player Lionel Messi fell to a shock 2-1 defeat against Saudi Arabia earlier this week.

"I hope reaches the national team and motivates them for Saturday," 52-year-old Segatori said. The gold framed painting shows Maradona as a regular fan supporting the team."We all want him to be there cheering." Maradona died of cardiac arrest aged 60 on Nov. 25, 2020, after battling drug and alcohol abuse for years.

 

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