🎥 D10S had the world at his feet, Maradona crowned Argentina ⭐️⭐️

🎥 D10S had the world at his feet, Maradona crowned Argentina ⭐️⭐️ Imagine having an entire country against you, leaving for Mexico amid an avalanche of criticism, and ending up lifting the World Cup at Germany’s expense. Exactly 40 years ago, on June 29, Argentina reached glory at the Azteca Stadium. Today, Scaloni’s national team is the symbol of an entire country, but the myth of Argentina’s mystique was born right there, at that World Cup that crowned Diego Armando Maradona as the true D10S of football. A triumph made possible also by the sacrifice of a group of warriors who gave everything for the shirt. The masterpiece of D10S Mexico ’86 was Diego’s kingdom. No one in football history has ever dominated a World Cup like that. Maradona had already entered legend after knocking out England with the greatest goal of all time and dazzling against Belgium as well. In the final, marked by three opponents and under suffocating heat, the number 10 withstood every blow like a true fighter. And when Germany managed to equalize, all it took was one touch of his left foot to deliver a perfect assist to Jorge Burruchaga, who scored the decisive 3-2 and entered history. Blood, mud, and silence But Diego was not alone. Beside him were men of steel. José Luis “Tata” Brown opened the scoring with a header and played much of the final with a dislocated shoulder, biting his shirt to keep it in place and somehow staying on the pitch. Jorge Valdano also gave everything, running tirelessly and scoring the temporary 2-0, capping off an extraordinary tournament. Bilardo, a lesson in life Behind that feat was Carlos Salvador Bilardo. Harshly criticized by the press and even by the government before the tournament, the “Doctor” built a united and virtually indestructible group.  Forty years later, that second star still represents one of the most iconic chapters in the history of Argentine football. Just as Messi, Maradona’s heir by his own admission, tries to do what not even Diego managed: win two World Cups in a row. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.