Diego Armando Maradona i Ameryka Łacińska – historie splecione

Abstract

On November 25th, 2020, Diego Armando Maradona, the legend of Argentine, Latin American and world football, passed away. Although his life has aroused controversy, being a series of bothspectacular ups and painful downs, the fans never turned away from him and Maradona’s funeral, despite the ongoing pandemic, gathered real crowds. This text attempts to explain the phenomenon of Diego Armando Maradona by presenting his story in relation to the history of Latin America and proving that the Argentine attacker was a reflection of both the advantages and the problems of the region he came from and with which he identified himself.