When Maradona was in the Brazil shirt

It is a historic moment in the World Cup, when Argentine legend Diego Maradona wore the Brazil shirt in the 1990 World Cup.

• Maradona in the Brazil shirt in the 1990 World Cup

In the history of the World Cup, Brazil and Argentina have met only twice. Both times, the legend Diego Armando Maradona was present. And every time, there was a memory of him.

In the 1982 World Cup in Spain, the two teams of Brazil and Argentina faced each other in the group stage, as they were together in Group C. At that time, in the ranks of Brazil were the legends Zico and Socrates. The Seleção won 3-1. That loss was not the only bad memory for Maradona in that match, he also received a red card in the 86th minute.

The second match between the two teams was in the 1990 World Cup in Italy, but this time in the second round, which qualifies the winner to the quarter-finals. At that time in the ranks of Brazil were the stars Carica, Muller and Dunga. In the ranks of Argentina, there were the two stars Claudio Caniggia and Jorge Burruchaga, in addition to Maradona.

The Brazilian team was the best party in the match, and had many chances to score, as 3 balls came on the crossbar and the posts, but with a skillful technical move from Maradona, he overtook more than one Brazilian player, and passed the ball to Canigia, who scored the only winning goal, and Argentina won this time.

There is a memory here in this match for all football fans, as Maradona wore the Brazil national team shirt. Maradona in the Brazil shirt, what a shot! It is a rare and exceptional moment following the Argentine legend exchanged his shirt with a Brazilian player.

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  …and when he was young

But this was not the first time that Maradona wore the Brazilian national team shirt, as when he was young he also wore the “Seleção” shirt before he became a legendary player, and this if indicated by anything. Football is a talented player as was Maradona.

But this is not all for Maradona and Brazil, as the Argentine legend has always praised the former Brazilian star Ronaldinho and admired his footballing talent and even urged him to return from his retirement to play for the Gimnasia team, which Maradona was supervising his training, and even defended him in his famous crisis in Paraguay.

Also, many memorial photos combine Maradona and Brazilian football legend Pele on many occasions, including a famous photo in which Russian President Vladimir Putin was also present before the World Cup in Russia 2018.

A few days ago, Qatar announced that Maradona’s historic shirt, which he wore in the quarter-final match once morest England in the World Cup Mexico 1986, when he scored his two famous goals, will be displayed at the Qatar Sports Museum during the 2022 World Cup.

In 1986, this shirt was historic, just as the Brazil shirt they wore in 1990 was historic.

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  Maradona has always praised Ronaldinho

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  Maradona and Pele on many occasions

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  And with Russian President Vladimir Putin