Thirty-six years ago, Maradona made history with his legendary goal in the Argentina-England match. His “Hand of God” went down in history.
It was June 22, 1986, the quarter-finals of the Mexico '86 World Cup were being played and that day there was the most anticipated match between Argentina and England. Kick-off and the Pibe de Oro gave Argentina the lead with the legendary goal that will go down in history as the 'Mano de Dios'.
His leap at 51' fooled the English goalkeeper Shilton and with his fist he created the perfect parabola to find the net and fool the referee Bennaceur. Less than five minutes later Maradona, starting from midfield, will invent the 'Gol del siglo', overcoming half the English team for the 2-0 (it will end 2-1). A magic, after a trick that Diego himself will justify by bringing up God, as a definitive judgment on the opposition between Argentines and English, protagonists of a war in the Falkland Islands/Malvinas that ended just 4 years earlier. Essence of genius and 360° debauchery.
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