Maradona’s shirt made in Tepito that was sold for almost 10 million dollars

Óscar Ruggeri, a member of La Albiceleste who was crowned in Mexico 1986 and current ESPN analyst, revealed the story behind the shirt on ‘ESPN FC’.

the t-shirt you wore Diego Armando Maradona in the historic game of the Argentina national team cagainst England in the Mexico World Cup 1986 It was auctioned this Wednesday for a record figure of 9.28 million dollars.

With the famous blue jacket, El ‘Pelusa’ signed in the Aztec stadium one of his most memorable performances with La Albiceleste. In the commitment valid for the Quarterfinals, Maradona He was the protagonist of the ‘Hand of God’ and the ‘Goal of the Century’, two of the most famous goals in the history of world football.

However, the shirt he wore Diego Armando and the rest of his teammates have a very interesting story, highlighting that it was acquired by Argentina 48 hours before the match against the English in Tepitoone of the most famous neighborhoods in Mexico.

Oscar RuggeriMember of The Albiceleste who was crowned in Mexico 1986 and current analyst ESPNrevealed in ‘ESPN FC‘ the story behind the shirt.

“At 12 noon we played with the sun, smog and height. We played against the Uruguayans and we had the blue, but two games we had nothing else. We changed it with the Uruguayans and we had no game, they raffle with the English and we got another blue Then, to go out and buy.

“They went to Tepito because Zelada knew, he sent a prop man with a backpack and brought a thick (t-shirt). They shitted him out but we had to play two days later and we had no clothes. They went to look for other T-shirts and they did like them. There is a video where the girls who fed us have them with an iron putting the numbers on them. There were 40 shirts, two for each one, they stick the numbers on them and Jorge Burruchaga goes by saying ‘If we become world champions, this is a miracle'”, remembered Ruggeri.

At the end of the Argentina vs. England, Diego Armando he gave his shirt to steve hodge, who for many years had given the shirt to the National Football Museum in Manchester. Today, Hodge auctioned off Maradona’s jersey in London and it became one of the most expensive sporting goods of all time.