It wasn’t against England! The video of the most beautiful goal in Maradona’s career emerged and caused outrage on the networks

More than two years have passed since his death, but the goals Diego Maradona continue playing on every screen. And although more than one football fan believes that his most memorable victory was against England in it World Cup in Mexico ’86, a video appeared of what he considers “his best work”: it was in a friendly meeting that Argentine juniors disputed before Sport Pereirain 1980.

June 22, 1986 was an unforgettable day in football history. Argentina defeated 2-1 England in the quarterfinals World Cup and confirmed his nickname as a candidate. Apart from chance and what it meant to face that rival after The Falklands WarFluff was the protagonist.

He first scored a goal with his hand which was later immortalized as “The Hand of God”. Not satisfied with that unforgettable jump in which absolutely no one could imagine a trap, a minute later he received the ball and started from his field; He left every European who got in his way and then feinted before leaving Peter Shilton define with an empty arc.

In any case, the most popular sports star made it clear that this shout against the Briton was not the best in his career. A video of that goal surfaced a few years ago, but the black-and-white images and very low quality made it almost necessary to guess the movements of the man born in Villa Fiorito. PBut thanks to special digitization work, you can now enjoy nude pictures in full color Sport Pereira in friendly.

“We were losing and came back from the game 3-3, and then won 4-3 with that goal. It was from the middle of the pitch, they threw everything at me, flying kicks… and of course when they threw me I punched the ball and they stayed on the floor, in the picture it is when I pushed it, I went past the goalkeeper, and they they all lie down in a row”, described “10” in an interview in 2006 for the Sin Cassette program, from TyC Sportswhen he was asked about the most beautiful goal he scored.

The meeting in question was on February 19, 1980, on the Bicha tour in Colombia. It had no film record for years, until that little-seen video surfaced in 2013, but now the restoration work has been impressive.