"If I die, I want to be born again and I want to be a football player. And I want to be Diego Armando Maradona again. I am a player who has given joy to the people and that is more than enough for me"
-Diego Armando Maradona
November 26, 2020. Buenos Aires mourns the death of Diego Armando Maradona while going through one of country´s mayor economic crises during the covid19 context. The Argentine people pay homage to their greatest idol by approaching to the Casa Rosada, where Diego is laid to rest. Tributes range from inconsolable silences to the lively court songs typical of the country's culture.
A Maradona fan confronts the police line that determines the human fence imposed after exceeding the time allowed to say goodbye to Maradona at the Casa Rosada on the day of his death. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2020
A woman holds her offering to Maradona on the day of his funeral. Outside the Casa Rosada. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2020
A fan unfurls a flag with Maradona's face in front of the Casa Rosada on the day of his funeral. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2020
A Maradona fan chants in his honor in line on the way to the Casa Rosada. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2020
A father and son console each other in line on the way to the Casa Rosada. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2020
A comfortless child takes hold of the fences that delimit the access to the Casa Rosada to say goodbye to Maradona. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2020
A flag is waved by a fan on the day of Maradoda's death. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2020