It was in 2005 when he hosted what some media consider one of the best television shows in Argentina and one day he decided that he would invite himself and interview in his program, produced by his first wife Claudia Villafañe, even though they were separated.
On the screen he appeared on one side dressed in a suit like the driver and on the other he appeared in jean and a T-shirt, much more spontaneous. It happened 15 years ago and back then, Maradona surprised by talking about his own funeral in an emotional dialogue with himself.
– Maradona 1: How do you see Maradona in old age?
– Maradona 2: I see myself as a grandfather. […] Going to see Boca, going old and enjoying my grandchildren. I can’t dream of growing old with Claudia because I have no chance, but growing old with my grandchildren would be a peaceful death.
– M. 1: If you had to say a few words to Maradona in the cemetery, what would you say to him?
– M. 2: Haha, what would you say? And you ask me that?
– M. 1: You brought up the subject, I did not talk about death.
– M. 2: thank you for playing soccer. It is the sport that gave me the most joy, the most freedom, it is like touching the sky with my hands. Thanks to the ball. Yes, I would put a tombstone: “Thanks to the ball.”
Then he made time to talk about his ex-wife. Claudia Villafañe was his young girlfriend with whom married on November 7, 1989 and had two daughters Dalma and Giannina. 14 years of marriage later, they divorced and not on the best terms, as they had many legal disputes.
This is how that dialogue continued:
– M. 1: And what would you like Claudia to say at that farewell?
– M. 2: Even though you’re dead, I still love you
– M. 1: And what would you like your daughters to say?
– M. 2: We love you. Nothing else.
That fragment ended with applause. In 2006, ‘La Noche del 10’ won an award for Best General Interest Program in Argentina.
Here you can listen to the full interview. What is cited here is from minute 5 of the second part:
Diego Maradona died around noon on Wednesday, November 25 at his home in an exclusive neighborhood of Tigre, Buenos Aires province, after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest and without apparent signs of violence or criminal hands, according to the Argentine prosecutor’s office.
In life, Maradona was considered a ‘god’ by many Argentines, after being part of the teams that gave that country several titles.
In his career, ‘El Pelusa’ was World Champion with the Argentine National Team in 1986, runner-up in 1990 and world champion Juvenile in 1979, in addition to obtaining the 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup.
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