Argentina Fans Launch Crazy Campaign For Diego Maradona's Heart to be in Qatar For 2022 World Cup

Argentina Fans Launch Crazy Campaign For Diego Maradona's Heart to be in Qatar For 2022 World Cup

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:58 PM
  • Argentine soccer lovers want the organ of late icon Diego Maradona to be with the national team at 2022 World Cup
  • The heart of Diego Maradona was not buried with him as investigations are still ongoing on the death of the football legend
  • Many Argentines are now of the views that even the late football great would have wanted his heart taken to World Cup

Argentine football lovers have launched an unusual campaign for the heart of late Diego Maradona to be taken to Qatar 2022 World Cup as means of support for the national team.

Football fraternities in the world were in November 2020 thrown into deep mourning following th demise of soccer great Diego Maradona who died at a rented house in Argentina.

There were reports that the former footballer suffered heart attack before he passed on and investigations about his death is still said to be ongoing.

Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona in action. Photo by Marcelo Endelli
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However, Diego Maradona was interred without his diseased heart and has been kept in formaldehyde at a police lab in La Plata south of Buenos Aires.

Why are they keeping the heart of Maradona?

According to the reports on Daily Star and Marca, the organ was removed so further tests could be done as part of an ongoing investigation into his death, which is expected to lead to the trial of several suspects including Maradona’s doctor Leopoldo Luque.

The reports added that Argentines want the organ to be flown to Qatar and being taken to the stands for all the Argentina's games at the World Cup.

Napoli Striker Victor Osimhen Sets Nigerian Record in Italian Serie A After Brace Against Udinese

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has set an astonishing Nigerian record in the Serie A following his brace against Udinese helping his side to a 2-1 win.

The 23-year-old Nigerian international helped his side come from a goal down to claim all three points, as they keep the pressure on league leaders AC Milan.

Udinese opened the scoring in the 22nd minute after Udogie went forward through the middle and played to Roberto Pereyra.

The Argentine midfielder set up Deulofeu on the half-moon and the striker hit it into the right corner of Ospina to put the visitors ahead.

Desperate Napoli started the second half in a fighting fashion and got one back in the 51st minute after Mario Rui took a free-kick from the left and Osimhen went free in the middle of the box to head the ball home and equalise for the home side; 1-1.

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