Is your life different after your debut in the first division?
Yes it is.
Now I'm being interviewed. It's something completely different.
When we saw him run onto the plane , my husband and I started crying.
What do you think when they say that you are Pelé's heir?
I just want to be Maradona.
Neither heir nor a new Pelé. Just Maradona.
I'm more interested in the honor than the thieves.
I'll still play in Boca, because I know they need me.
Good luck. You're really furry. Is it new?
No, what happened was-
- that I needed to put on something warm, so it became this one.
The national team is everything for a football player.
There is nothing greater.
Maradona is a great player. He has the quality, he has everything.
But he has not yet gained the mental strength
-to be able to take on so much responsibility.
Diego Maradonas contract contractor FC Barcelona-
- is without a doubt the most expensive so far in world football.
Maradona's ankle injury was serious. A fracture and worn ligaments.
My longing to play football again makes me happy and well.
I'm thinking about my comeback.
Were you surprised by the president's statement about Maradona's nightlife?
I ignore it.
Whatever they say , I intend to continue to go out.
FC Barcelona have no plans to sell Diego Armando Maradona.
Napoli's President Corrado Ferlaino is in Barcelona today.
He wants Maradona to play in Italy next season.
This is how the Napoli fans received the news that Maradona would play there.
Naples had large debts.
The poorest city in Italy, perhaps in Europe
-bought the world's most expensive player.
What are your expectations of Naples?
I expect calm.
Something I did not get in Barcelona.
But above all, respect.
When you are on the plane , you give everything you have.
All problems disappear.
Everything disappears.
July 5, 1984 Neapel
San Paolo- SSC Napoli stadium
Calm down, please.
I warn you: If you get closer , we will cancel the press conference.
First question?
I wonder if Maradona knows what the camorra is.
And if he knows that the camorra's money is everywhere, even in football?
This question is answered by the President of Naples, Corrado Ferlaino.
The issue is extremely offensive.
I'm terrified that a journalist asks such a question.
It deserves no answer.
Go away!
I tell you to go out!
You should get out of here immediately!
As President of Naples , I demand that you leave.
Naples does not intend to allow such hurtful ignorance.
We have made great sacrifices for this recruitment.
We do not want to hear hints that someone in Naples has contact with the camorra.
Naples works well.
They are a minority, and the police force takes care of them.
Good evening, Neapolitans!
I'm coming to Naples after my bad time in Barcelona.
It was a disaster. I played two seasons-
-but could not play them, -
- first due to illness and then the ankle injury.
I had no jacks.
I knew nothing about Naples or Italy-
- but no other team wanted to buy me.
I asked for a house and got an apartment.
I asked for a Ferrari, but got a Fiat.
All requirements were lowered.
Hi, Maradona. Thank you for coming.
I wonder the following:
Are you prepared to receive swear words from your opponents?
-to make your friends in Naples happy?
Yes ... Bertoni can translate.
Considering everything the media writes about Maradona, it feels natural.
Sometimes it's true, sometimes it's false.
It's okay for them to attack me.
It would have been too easy if I just got compliments.
The world does not look like that.
- Did you understand? - Yes, we understood.
Verona-Napoli Debutmatchen
Maradona Maradona mot Briegel.
Maradona and Briegel.
Maradona still has the ball.
Briegel takes it, he's good.
No, Maradona spins the ball back. Briegel wants a free kick.
Maradona sends in the ball, but no Napoli player reaches it.
Napoli then felt like a strange choice for Maradona.
Serie A was the richest and most powerful league in the world.
The best players went to Italy, especially to the giants in the north:
Milan, Inter och Juventus.
But Napoli had previously only won the Italian Cup twice.
They had never won the league.
It was not a successful team and there was no indication that it would be.
How did the debut feel?
- Hassle-free. - Hassle-free?
Are you taking revenge next Sunday?
Yes, every Sunday is revenge.
Two weeks later Turin-Naples
December, 1984 Juventus-napoli
I think Napoli still have a chance.
The last card has not yet been
- but we have to get much better. Because this is how we can not fight for the title.
Italian football had a different rhythm
-and it was much harder.
I had to adapt to play at a different pace.
I became more alert to get into the game.
If I sacrificed my technique to run faster-
- I would not have done any good.
If I ran on too full-
- so my technology would not have been helpful.
It was not easy to find a balance.
Maradona pulls away, takes the ball down to his chest.
Goal!
The whole arena applauds Maradona!
Maradona did nothing. It was God.
Because we played really bad today.
And with five minutes left, it was God who did it.
No one else can play as Diego plays.
He is not tall and he has no resilience.
He has never had any physical advantage.
But it is clear that Diego's most important muscle was the brain.
It allowed him to do everything better than the rest.
Football is about cheating.
You pretend to go in one direction-
-and goes in the opposite direction.
And the opponent goes the other way.
The league is over. Naples ends up in eighth place.
How does it feel, Diego?
It's a great feeling.
I feel that people in Naples like me-
-and it makes me happy.
Inauguration of the bowling alley Naples
The year before we were close to going out. Then came Diego.
The Neapolitans gave him everything they had, because he came here to win.
Everyone should be allowed to take one picture, but one at a time!
For Diego: Hip, hip, hooray!
Then I realized that the Neapolitans did not live for themselves.
-for the children or for something else.
They only cared about what Napoli would do on Sunday.
August 1985
Your heart rate drops from 200 to 140 in one minute.
When we started, you needed almost two minutes to recover.
Fernando Signorini.
A master, a genius.
Fernando did not just teach me to be physically fit
-but also mentally.
What we do not have time for today , we will do tomorrow morning. Okay?
We trained every day. We were together morning, afternoon and evening.
Drive!
I noticed that Diego was one person and Maradona another.
Diego was an insecure guy, a lovely guy.
Maradona was the personality he created-
- to be able to handle the demands from the football world and the media.
Maradona could not show the slightest weakness.
One day I told him I was going to the end of the world with Diego-
- but with Maradona I would not take a step.
He replied: "Yes, but if it were not for Maradona" -
- "so I would still be in Villa Fiorito."
1960, provinsen Buenos Aires
Villa Fiorito was a slum area, the capital's poorest district.
The streets were not paved.
Many lacked drinking water and sewage.
Diego was born in a bad area.
I was the fifth child, after four girls.
My father was tired of girls.
We were seven. Five children and mother and father.
We shared a room.
Don Diego Dad
My dad got up at four in the morning.
He worked.
He came home completely exhausted and slept by my side.
Dad was very kind.
I've always been my mom's favorite.
I was a mother of mine.
Football was the best toy.
I did not like playing like the other children.
It was my salvation.
I started playing in a team as an eleven year old, in Argentinos Juniors.
That's where it all started.
They are happy residents, a stone's throw from Argentino's arena-
-where this player became famous.
Argentinos Juniors arranged an apartment for me-
ten minutes from the arena.
It was a big change for the family.
It was in the center and everything was new. The whole family moved in. We were eight.
My parents were humble people. It was upsetting and beautiful.
Diego took care of the whole family since the age of 15.
It is a great burden for a single person.
Honestly, I played football.
-to buy a house for my parents-
and never return to Fiorito.
I think you're better off in Naples than in Barcelona. What are you saying?
Yes, I'm glad I came to Naples.
-because now I'm very happy.
I am fighting for Naples to become one of the greats.
When I came to Naples , the goal was to avoid relocation.
This year it will be different.
November 3, 1985 Napoli-Juventus
Even the dogs flee when the Neapolitans arrive
Sick of cholera, earthquake victims. You have never used soap
Naples is shit Naples is cholera
You are the shame of the whole of Italy
Neapolitans, work hard
For Maradona, you have mortgaged your ass!
The Neapolitans were the Africans of Italy.
"Those who did not wash", "the lantis".
Every time we went up north they had banners that said:
"Wash yourselves."
It was disgusting.
HELLO, CHOLERA SACRIFICE
Interfans
NEAPEL, ITALIAN KLOAK
Wash them, wash them with fire Vesuvius, wash them with fire
They were all racists.
I felt that I represented a part of Italy that no one expected.
Anger, rage and the fight against adversity drove Maradona.
They have always been his driving force.
Napoli drove their fans to such ecstasy
- that five spectators fainted and two suffered heart attacks.
When Maradona set the goal, chaos erupted.
You are used to scoring goals but what did you think when you celebrated the goal against Juventus?
What color was the target?
The goal I set was light blue. Light blue for all Napoli fans.
No one who does not live in Naples can imagine
- everything that people have said about us this week.
Therefore, they deserve this goal and this victory.
So it is in Naples.
Yes, but I do not want anyone outside my house.
- We can call the police next time. - Just let it go.
After the great victory against Juventus-
- almost everyone in Naples had a picture of Diego at home.
Many had it above the bed next to Jesus.
It is said that you threatened immigrants from the Dominican Republic
- to get them to leave Forcella. Is it true?
It's not our job to get them to leave here.
It is the state that must take action.
-and make sure to resolve this situation.
We do not throw anyone out. We have our own worries.
We have experienced many setbacks.
The Giuliano family from Forcella is a leader in the Nouva Famiglia
- which is the camorra alliance that fights against Raffaele Cutolo's clan.
No one has succeeded in convicting them for anything.
At home with Giuliano Forcella, Naples
I had to hop on a motorcycle, and we went to Forcella.
When I arrived, the table was already set.
One of them had a rifle.
It was like taken from "The Immutables", Al Capone.
We sat and ate when Carmine said:
"If you're having a problem, it's my problem too."
He said he would protect us in Naples.
To me, everything was new. It was like being in a movie.
- Yes! Incredible! - It was out!
What a style. You can not reach it.
- Out! - It was really good!
- No, it was very cute. - It was on the line.
Take that one.
Diego said the camorra just wanted to show his gratitude.
I felt safe. They did us no harm. We were protected.
He had a way of being where he always demanded respect.
But at home he was a different person. He was Diego.
Jätteute.
I won Wimbledon!
It was out!
What are you talking about? It was not out at all.
Nine years earlier
When I started dating Claudia , she was fifteen years old.
I was sixteen.
Mom was very jealous-
- so I had to hide Claudia a little.
But I was already in a relationship with her.
He was handsome.
Very loving and intelligent.
And he danced really well whatever the music.
There were rumors of romances with girls, and then he came and said:
"Please, everything is just lies." He denied everything that happened.
I'm very docile, so I accepted.
I bet on our love.
Diego, this is Heather.
- Hello. Nice to meet you. - I wanted to meet you.
- On TV? - Also private.
I was in love with Claudia, but I was not a saint.
There were beautiful women.
Divine women.
They were so many!
December, 1985
I met Diego a year after he came to Naples.
I was friends with his sister Maria, who lived near him in Naples.
I was 21 and he was 25.
He was nice and loving. I was very much at his home.
It was no surprise that I got pregnant.
We both knew what we were doing.
She was a very beautiful woman.
But I did not understand that a temporary relationship
- could end up with a child. I did not understand that.
During the second season, the Italian football map began to change.
Napoli came third, and Diego became top scorer.
But I wanted him to realize that his real goal was the World Cup.
It was to be played at high altitude and with a climate that was as made for him.
Maradona ... Fantastic game by Maradona!
He continues to move forward!
The group stage. Italy-Argentina
Burruchaga takes the ball ... The referee blows the whistle!
Argentina barely made it to the World Cup.
There were very few who believed in the team.
When he scored against the world champions Italy-
- there were many, especially the journalists, who began to think the opposite.
Could this be Diego Maradona's World Cup?
I hope so and I intend to give everything because it will be so.
Because if it is Maradona's World Cup, then it will also be Argentina's World Cup.
And we both want that.
Argentina's camp
Diego traveled to Mexico knowing that Cristiana Sinagra was pregnant.
It was something that really affected him.
Fortunately, his dad was there and he made sure Diego was focused.
Here we see how the men in the team collection are forced to wear
-with a shovel in hand.
What do you think about this? How is the work going?
It is very hot. We sweat a lot.
Is it true that the one who distributes the food keeps the best part himself?
That's probably the way it is.
Someone wants chorizo.
In chorizo? I can lift it. Grab the end.
Take it to the table.
- Take it, and I'll follow. - No, that's good, Coco.
- Stop it. - You caress it every now and then.
Quarterfinals. Argentina-England
You're shit!
You are useless! Scumbags!
Four years earlier: the Falklands War
We Argentines did not know what the military was doing.
They said we were winning the war.
But really, England led 20-0.
It was tough.
It felt like we were fighting a new war.
You're lying!
I knew I was taking it by the hand.
It was not planned.
But it happened so fast ...
The line judge did not see that I took it with my hand.
The judge looks at me and says, "Goal."
It was a wonderful feeling.
It was a symbolic revenge against the English.
Hoddle passes the ball backwards. Cuciuffo passes Enrique.
Enrique till Diego.
Maradona has the ball and walks away from two players. He pulls away on the right.
He dribbles past a third man and continues.
Genes, genes, genes!
Goal!
I'm crying! Geez, live football!
What a huge goal! Diego!
Maradona! This makes me cry, sorry.
Maradona! What an unforgettable rush!
He is out of this world!
Which planet are you from?
The whole country is coming together and cheering on Argentina!
Thank God for football, for Maradona and for these tears.
Diego! Diego!
Unbelievable!
Kiss the match shirt!
If you want to explain the myth of Maradona , the match against England is enough.
The goals, the first with his hand and the second where he dribbled off all
-explains why he is so loved.
But also why he is hated.
A little cheating, but a lot of genius.
Semifinals. Argentina-Belgien
The world's best football player comes from Argentina!
Argentina will be champions
We dedicate it to the whore who gave birth to them!
Argentina will be champions
We dedicate it to the whore who gave birth to them!
We had this as our goal, but no one believed in us.
All the pessimists were slapped in the face.
- even Argentines who wanted to see us fail.
Now that we have come this far , we do not want to miss the opportunity-
-to let the whole world know who we are.
WC final. Argentina-West Germany
It's starting now! Come on! We must give everything we have!
We give everything we have.
In two hours we will be world champions.
We will be world champions. Go out and grab them!
We were lucky that they did not fear us. They were more successful.
They went out on the plane with greater confidence.
They thought we would be scared.
That did not happen.
We took command.
The match was almost over.
I was tired, completely exhausted.
But it was also the German defense.
In the middle of all the chaos
- is the number ten that must be playable.
Maradona nods to Ricardo Giusti who nods back. Maradona is surrounded.
Burruchaga är fri! Burruchaga!
Goal!
Burruchaga! After an ingenious pass from Maradona!
Argentina, world champion
- Hi mom. - Hi, dear!
- Tota, I love you, Mom. - You are my life.
- I love you very much, mother. - I love you too. Vila nu.
Today I am the happiest mother in the world.
Take a picture. Fernando, take a picture.
The next day
- Please. - To me.
- I just want one with the dent. - Come on, take another.
Do not worry, Diego.
- You can borrow my car. - No.
My girlfriend is coming. I want a limousine.
- That's what I say. - Limousin.
- You can take one of mine. - A white limousine.
- White? - Yes, I promised Claudia that.
Film me with the girl-
- otherwise she says I did not have her by my side.
And do not forget Valeria!
This virgin.
To Maradona. I got this from my girl.
And film me next to her.
After all, I've been watching her for a month.
- Did she motivate you? - Yes, you know what?
What a ping!
They did not believe in us. But we are masters
Dance, keep dancing Dance with all your heart
They did not believe in us. But we are masters
Dance, keep dancing Dance with all your heart
They did not believe in us. But we are masters
Ezeiza Airport, Buenos Aires
I had never dreamed this would happen.
I swear by my mother.
I have always dreamed of playing in the first division-
- in front of a large audience, and about buying a house for my parents.
But you do not dream of things like this.
Maradona The biggest
It was as if Argentina was celebrating its savior.
A little boy who came from a poor area. Who fought, fought
-and won.
Doña Tota, what did you do when he came home after winning the World Cup?
He must not get out of bed. He sleeps and I bring milk.
I look at him, kiss him. I go up and down.
All day? Is he nice?
- Very kind. - Does he listen to you?
Otherwise I get beaten.
September, 1986 Neapel
Now let's talk about some gossip that is shrouded in mystery.
Is Maradona the father of a child born in Naples yesterday?
The mother says he is the father, but the football player does not answer.
The housekeeper says that Maradona is asleep and does not want to be disturbed.
Behind this light blue bow is Cristiana Sinagra-
- a 22-year-old accountant who is a quarter past eleven
- a child named Diego Armando Jr.
A famous name here in Naples. Why did you choose it?
He's the result of a relationship between me and Diego, the Napoli player.
- Diego Armando Maradona? - Ja
- Napolispelaren? - Yes.
- When did you meet him? - In December 1985.
How long did your relationship last?
Until April 1986.
- Do you want to say something before the match, Diego? - I'm not talking to Rai anymore.
Today's news is on the front page. Do you have any comments?
Talk to my lawyer.
I was home alone. Diego had collection.
I was pregnant in the second month.
I turn on the TV and see a woman with a baby.
She said it was Diego's son.
He cried when he came home and said that everything was a lie.
I said, "I will never mention it again , but tell me the truth now."
He said, "No, that's a lie."
"This is Maradona's child"
He did not know what to do.
It was published everywhere, in newspapers and magazines.
Cristina was my friend. I knew but could not say anything.
He said, "I'm with Claudia."
He wanted this to go away.
Do you know this girl, Diego?
Well ... I know so many people in Naples.
But going from there to having a baby with them is another five.
There are those who say I should not blow this up.
I do not. I've never hurt anyone.
I do not want anyone to get hurt. I just want to play football.
I'm not stealing anyone else's money.
Therefore, I do not understand everything that has happened during these fifteen days.
Why do you think he does not want to admit him?
He's not that mature.
But he knows it.
He knows it's his children, that he's there.
I think he's suffering from it.
Season 1986/87
This is Naples I wanted when I came here.
Thanks to Diego , the mentality changed.
It was no longer enough to beat Juventus and AC Milan.
We would beat everyone.
It's very emotional ... We're sacrificing a lot for Naples.
It's a feeling that ...
We are overjoyed! Really Happy.
Naples in the first place is a new experience for us.
April, 1987 Buenos Aires
Which eyes! How nice she is!
Kiss her.
Hey, gold!
She's really healthy.
- Is she not crying? - No, she's very kind.
Open your eyes and look at Dad.
Now the little robber is here.
Only once?
Only one?
One week later Napoli-Milan
Mr President, maybe we should not party, but say how the country is ...
Will Napoli win the league or not?
The championship is long and difficult. There are six matches left.
Everything is still at stake.
What would a championship mean for the city of Naples?
You have to ask the city.
We go out on a plane to make people happy.
Diego Armando Maradona's dad
We ship directly from San Paolo, dear sports fans.
A fantastically crowded San Paolo with thousands of flags.
A match that could give the city its first ever championship title.
SSC Napoli Italian champions 1986-1987
Diego, you ran a lap of honor. How did it feel?
This is the biggest I've experienced.
Even though I have won titles before
- but the problem is that I never won it at home.
I was never allowed to play at home in 1978.
That's why this is the biggest victory of my life.
- What does Naples mean to you? - It's my home.
For Napoli, winning the championship was like winning a World Cup.
All those who doubted had to realize
-that I was the best.
I was standing alone up there. High up.
Mom, mom, mom Mom, mom, mom
Do you know why my heart beats?
I saw Maradona I saw Maradona
And mom I fell in love
Mom, mom, mom Mom, mom, mom
Do you know why my heart beats?
I saw Maradona I saw Maradona
And mom I fell in love
Herr president? Herr president!
You're the one who's the craziest!
Yes. I've been waiting 18 years for this.
I'm doing the interview. Lets see...
Giordano.
How did you feel when you won the title?
An enormous joy, which I want to dedicate to my mother.
You are big! You are great as few!
And now ... Nando!
Nando! How do you think the fans behaved, Nando?
Fantastic! They deserve the championship.
This is something completely unique! Absolutely incomparable!
Say something, Diego. You have already interviewed everyone.
Did you think you would take home the league when you came to Naples?
And.
I came from Barcelona, where I barely won anything.
-only the Spanish Cup.
But yes! I had...
I'm completely drenched.
My wife and I went out with the mop to party in town.
In the cemetery hung a banner with the text:
"They do not know what they have lost."
The party lasted for two months.
An incredible joy.
The whole of Naples was light blue.
The championship saved our city socially.
Thanks to Diego , it continued in the following years.
Napoli win the Italian Cup after the league gold.
Long live Forcella, Naples and Maradona!
It was impossible. They bet everything and Diego delivered.
"He saved us! He chose us!"
They saw him as a god.
Or as San Gennaro, the city's patron saint.
You can 't talk shit about Maradona, it's like talking shit about God.
And God is above all.
Napoli fans may have more Maradona than God inside.
Are you happy about that?
No, I think there is a big difference.
The final standings in Serie A show that Napoli is ready for the UEFA Cup.
Maradona becomes the top scorer.
Hi. Do not kiss me on the mouth.
I could not go out on the street.
If I went out, it always became chaotic.
I could not go to the theater, cinema or out shopping.
Love became too assertive, unpleasant.
After taking a blood sample
- the nurse took the blood and placed it in the church next to San Gennaro's blood.
He was a demigod.
It was stressful.
He felt he was still Diego from Villa Fiorito.
A little bastard from the slums.
That was when Maradona took over.
If you snoop around my house again , you'll have problems.
I'm just doing my job, just like you.
Certainly. It will be fine.
I saw Maradona I saw Maradona
And mom I fell in love
Do not touch me.
Because then it will be like that, and then I have to take you under the table.
Stop!
We went to Paradiso. We ate and then we checked into the hotel.
Diego was constantly on the toilet.
I thought it was because he drank champagne.
But then I found out they did other things.
I told him, "Diego, be careful."
Cocaine.
It started on a hook in Barcelona.
A rope and I felt like Superman.
In Naples, there were drugs everywhere.
There I started taking more and more often.
Meeting with the Giuliano family
Diego could ask the Giuliano clan for cocaine, and they delivered.
The problem is that when you become addicted to
-so they own you.
They offered me things.
- Camorran? - Yes.
I asked them, "What do I have to do?"
They asked me to open a store.
I'm very happy to be here.
Two pictures and the next day in the newspaper.
And I got a watch from them.
Watch out for what you sign, Diego.
I called it the golden age, because I got a gold Rolex every time.
He was no longer the Diego we all knew.
He became more and more Maradona. Another person.
I noticed that he was trying to find a way out.
But I did not know from what or where.
Juve, Juve Go to hell
Juve, go to hell
Giant Well done!
Let's hear it.
Milan, go to hell
We'll crush them! We'll crush them!
We'll crush them!
I had done everything in Naples. I had nothing left to achieve.
I had made people happy. I was the flagship of southern Italy.
I wanted to end my career in a calmer place.
I love you!
UEFA Cup final Stuttgart, 17 May 1989
Napoli, UEFA Cup Champion 1989
We are the best in Europe! We are the best in the world!
- May I ask a tactless question? - Yes.
Answer honestly. First you and then you.
Which Napoli player would you go to bed with tonight?
- And you? - Maradona!
So both Maradona. And you?
- Bagnis fru. - She is beautiful!
- And Giuliani's wife? - Come on!
Ciro is a Neapolitan, he deserves this most of all.
He scored the goal.
- Come on, Ciro. - The victory hug! Good work guys!
After the match, Maradona wanted to be sold. He wanted to leave Naples.
But I did not want to sell Maradona.
I wanted to keep him regardless of price.
I became Maradona's prison guard.
I told Ferlaino he could get rid of Maradona.
But it's up to him. I never force anyone.
Yesterday, Maradona made another loud statement.
"Mentally, I can't play in Italy and it's not about money."
Maradona is free to do as he pleases and play in a calmer league.
If I were a Napoli player, I would not kick the ball without Maradona's ass.
The 1989-1990 season
- Diego, how does it feel today? - Very good.
- Do you want to add something more after yesterday? - No nothing. I continue to train.
- When it suits Ferlaino, I play. - On Sunday?
If Ferlaino wants it.
Ferlaino is my boss.
When he wants, I play.
I was pissed.
Every Sunday we played a match.
We went out and ate together.
Giannina Maradona, dotter
Claudia stayed at home with the girls.
And I went out drinking with my friends.
Vi to cocaine.
We kept going until Wednesday.
Then I burned everything to be in shape on Sunday.
I came home under the influence of drugs-
-and got scared when I saw my daughters.
So I locked myself in the bathroom.
Watch out for the wolf Watch out for the wolf
Deep down, I knew I had a son in Naples.
But that did not mean anything right then.
I did not care.
His behavior revealed that he was addicted to cocaine.
I said he needed help.
But Maradona could not afford any weakness.
That's why Claudia and I visited a couple of rehab clinics.
I even talked to President Ferlaino.
Everyone knew what Maradona was doing and we fought against it.
There were doping tests after the matches and I did not want it in the newspapers.
But the doping tests were not so serious.
It was probably someone else who did Maradona's urine test.
But I do not know.
As long as Maradona played, we won.
What hurts is finding the right point.
Now we've found it.
- I feel how it penetrates. - Do you feel it?
Yes, but much smaller than last time.
You've been stunned this time.
He had a lot of back problems.
He needed five or six syringes to be able to play the following day.
Diego bit into the pillow of the pain he felt.
It was very harmful.
But these were businessmen who wanted to get everything out of him.
Who cares if he ends up completely devastated.
I've caused you a lot of pain.
Look at me.
I went home to Diego and we had dinner.
He said that his relationship with Napoli was broken.
He had had enough of the situation and wanted to leave the club.
It was the next midnight when it rang.
Claudia whispers something in Diego's ear. He jumps up.
He said, "Now you will see the real Naples."
We got in a car, Diego was driving.
Suddenly we see a red Lancia. Who drove it?
Carmine Giuliano.
He kisses Diego on both cheeks and says, "Now we go."
There you see how the power structures are. Diego was Naples' most famous personal
-but was powerless against the camorra.
Carmine drove in front and we followed.
We went downhill and finally to the city.
It was midnight, it was completely dead.
Carmine Giuliano gets off and walks in front of the car.
When the car arrives at the street
- it's like the whole street is exploding.
I was sitting behind Diego. He did not feel well.
No one touched the car. There was a sea of ​​people around us.
Carmine kissed and thanked Diego.
I thought he knew the cocaine had taken over.
That was his weak point.
They controlled Maradona through his addiction.
Next day The last match of the season
Maradona has scored 16 goals this year.
Napoli only need one point to become Italian champions again.
It is enough!
Maradona takes the free kick.
He hits the ball in the penalty area and Baroni scores!
The referee blows the whistle! Napoli take their second championship!
April 29, 1990, San Paolo Stadium Napoli, Italian champions 1990
After the first championship came second. What are you thinking about?
- On the two in between that we did not win. - Geez.
Mr President, we must let others win too. Otherwise, it's boring.
- Next year, then? - I want the European Cup.
- Then we invest in it. - But how does this title feel?
- What do you think of the team? - The team has played very well.
- With a large captain and audience. - And a great president.
The joy was enormous.
I did the right thing by not selling him.
Maradona is a unique example of enthusiasm that has turned into disappointment.
Everyone expected him to be a star in Naples, but did not win.
When he won, he became unsympathetic.
He was also accused of getting rich and wasting money on parties.
-with the same bad taste as the rich.
Since he had a poor background , it was not okay.
All of this has led to people disliking Maradona.
I was in the Italian squad.
Our football was superior to the rest of Europe and the world at large.
We were a strong and determined team that wanted to win the World Cup dent.
We were favorites, especially since we played at home.
The whole of Italy wanted to see us win.
Four, five, six ...
Great, seven! Now we run one last lap.
Oh my God!
Good. Run slowly.
I want to be historic.
Diego came to the World Cup with a huge determination.
His addiction was severe but his motivation was sufficient to quit.
No one is crazier than me.
Quarterfinals, Argentina-Yugoslavia After extra time
It's Maradona's turn.
Maradona is welcomed with a whistle concert.
He is persecuted by the hostile attitude of the audience.
We played around Italy and everyone was against Maradona.
Maradona shoots.
Rescue! Maradona is messing around.
Rescue! Argentina is in the semifinals.
Two hours later, quarterfinals, Rome
Donadoni. He saves! Schillaci!
Then it's done. Italy goes further and will meet
- Maradona and Argentina in the semifinals.
San Paolo-stadium Semifinal, Neapel
Big mistake by the Italian Football Association.
It was a mistake to have Argentina-Italy in Naples.
They should have foreseen what could happen.
Argentina should not play in Naples. Never.
I have lived in Naples for six years.
I think the people here know me well and will cheer on my national team.
I can not ask the Neapolitans for more than what they have given me in six years.
But if they really want to see me happy-
- so I would be happy if they are in Argentina. We need it.
When Napoli needed Maradona , I lined up.
I want to say something to all Italian fans:
Diego Armando Maradona, get oss allt i Napoli.
I'm the first to buy a ticket and say:
- Cheers Argentina! - No no no.
"Naples is not Italy," Maradona claimed, creating anger.
The star took advantage of the split between northern and southern Italy-
- and asked the Neapolitans to support the South American team.
Italy is playing, and we must be united.
Why did they hold the opening match in Milan when Argentina's team played in Naples?
Diego is in the heart and soul of the Neapolitans . We live our lives in the stands.
Unfortunately, he has to lose. Argentina must lose.
It's 32 degrees hot.
The two latest World Cup winners meet. The host nation against the reigning champions.
The audience has shown that they are in Italy.
Even if Maradona is king, or even a god of
-supports the home crowd Italy.
Maradona looks alert. The Italians press him.
Burruchaga!
Argentina's first shot on goal.
Schillaci continues ...
Schillaci fits De Napoli.
Vialli till Giannini.
Giannini nods the ball. Vialli ...
Schillaci takes the return and scores for Italy.
Maradona gets the ball, spins around and shoots!
Basualdo waits too long. Maradona.
Olarticoechea.
Olarticoechea to Caniggia ...
Goal! Caniggia scores!
Argentina equalizes in the 67th minute.
It will be an extension.
The match is over. There will be penalties.
Franco Baresi will take Italy's first penalty.
With all his experience. Here comes Franco Baresi ...
Goal!
A perfect punishment. Rock Hard.
Argentina's first penalty. Serrizuela shoots.
Goal!
Baggio ...
Goal. Menså close!
Burruchaga will shoot.
Goal!
There's an infernal noise level in the stadium.
Donadoni. He's not a penal specialist in my opinion.
Donadoni.
Goycochea saves! Goycochea saves!
The hairy old man!
It was an irreversible moment.
He wanted nothing better than to play the final-
- but if he wins , his ties to Italy would be broken.
Maradona Outgoing public.
Diego shoots ...
Goal!
Huge, Diego! Merciless and controlled!
Italy will shoot its last penalty.
Serena takes the penalty.
He saves! Argentina is in the World Cup final!
That's when everything started to go wrong for him in Italy.
That's when they said, "Now that's enough."
Italy turns its back on him.
His safety net collapses.
He is no longer protected from the media, the law, the tax authorities ...
There will be a violent backlash.
Going out on penalties was traumatic for all of us.
We really did not want to lose this match at San Paolo.
I'm still mad at Diego.
It was brutal and traumatic for all of us.
Was it Maradona's revenge?
No, it was luck. Argentina does not deserve the final place.
We never thought the Neapolitans would not cheer on Italy.
Some say you wanted to provoke with what you said.
Something Machiavellian.
I never wanted to divide the Italians and the Neapolitans.
We foreigners know that the Neapolitans are Italians.
- Do you know the story of Masaniello? - No.
Masaniello led a begging uprising in Naples. It ended badly for him.
No, I do not want to end badly.
Maradona is the devil
The unsympathetic
The newspaper Repubblica conducted an opinion poll.
You could choose all kinds of personalities, politicians and dictators.
Maradona became the most hated person in Italy.
Lucifer drill i Neapel
World Cup final, Argentina-West Germany
It was perhaps the worst World Cup final ever. Argentina lost.
The national anthem was broadcast throughout the stadium.
They did not bow because of Argentina but because of Maradona.
They really hated him.
Damn piles of shit! Damn piles of shit!
Four months later Naples' Christmas party
- I got the number because he's on the toilet. - Did he get it from Italo?
Italo is our friend from the nightclub Chalet Park.
January 7, 1992 Operation China, telephone tapping
- Hello? - Diego?
- Do I get the address? - I'm on Airone.
- On Via Manzoni? - Yes.
Felice will pick you up. He is my friend.
- Will he pick me up? - Yes.
What is the time now?
- It's 03.30. - 03.30.
- Will it be good around four? - Yes. Do you have two girls?
- Yes. Near...? - Airone.
- On Via Petrarca. - Good. See you.
Wait, Diego. My son wants to say hello.
Hey, Diego! What happened in Turin?
- Not much, unfortunately. - We were unlucky.
- We can still do it. - Those bastards.
- Are you leaving Naples or will you stay? - I do not know.
Okay. See you.
- In half an hour, Diego. - Yes, hello then, Carmela.
Camorran controls prostitution in Naples.
Lady Diego called
- worked for Forcella's criminal syndicate, that is, the Giuliano clan.
- Hello? - How is it?
You did not come yesterday.
That guy came yesterday and was going to pick up his things. Maradona.
He wanted women and some good.
- I understand. - We will solve it when Carmela is back.
- Good. See you. - Bye.
In the conversations we have listened to during our investigation
-about drug trafficking-
- it turns out that Napoli player Diego Armando Maradona-
- has requested both drugs and women.
Napoli's Maradona is under investigation for the purchase and possession of drugs.
A voice connects the Argentine to a dangerous drug syndicate.
Nine have been arrested and sixteen are wanted.
A voice that can bring down the former world champion.
- Do you have any comments? - No, I have lawyers. We'll see.
The telephone tapping revealed what everyone already knew.
It was already known on the streets of Naples.
"Maradona drugs."
"Maradona går hos horror."
What Maradona asked for and where he lived.
Sad and dirty details of Maradona's sex life.
It was an unprecedented case.
Those who hated Maradona wanted to destroy him.
Because he offered prostitutes his cocaine
- then he was accused of possession with intent to sell.
It had a penalty of 20 years.
Paradoxically, the connection between Diego and the Giuliano family
-also a problem for the camorra.
They do not like to be in the spotlight.
The camorra began to feel how the investigators and judges got closer and closer to them.
So the camorra also left him in the lurch.
Court of Appeal Forcella, Naples
Diego comes to court.
It gets chaotic when he reaches the court with the lawyer Siniscalchi.
It was a difficult trial.
The referee was very harsh.
I told Maradona that we must reach an agreement.
Diego Maradona has agreed to the following penalties:
A suspended sentence of one year and two months and a fine of ITL 5 million.
- Which means ... - For the crimes he is accused of.
Explain it to the common man. Is Maradona guilty?
The verdict will be in Maradona's criminal record.
Maradona was about to lose his grip.
I found him under some sheets in the bathroom. He did not want to come out.
- Are you calm today, Diego? - Yes, I've never been so calm.
How nice.
- Has this changed anything? - No nothing.
- Do you intend to leave Naples early? - No, I'm finishing the season.
17 mars, 1991 Naples-Bari
Immediately after the match against Bari, Maradona was brought in to do doping tests.
It was the first time for Maradona since it became mandatory.
The soap opera is increasingly becoming a crime series.
The doping test reveals traces of banned substances
- which are probably linked to the Argentine's wild privacy.
He risks being suspended for six months-
- and above all it will be a sad ending.
No one was surprised that they found traces of cocaine in his urine.
Everyone knew about Diego's addiction.
But those in power had a golden opportunity to get rid of him.
Maradona's doping was suspended for a year.
The Argentine is suspended until June 30, 1992.
It does not change my perception of him.
I've known the myth and the man Maradona since he came to Italy.
I have known him for a very long time, so my perception does not change.
This does not defile my image of the wonderful Diego.
The shutdown was unique in its kind in Italy.
It was adopted by FIFA and became worldwide.
Never before had such a severe punishment been given .
It was surprising that no one from the club was present when the verdict was handed down.
Not Ferlaino.
Next day Maradona's apartment in Naples
When we learned that the test was positive , Diego said, "Now we're going."
I packed as best I could and we went.
It was tough.
When I came to Naples , I was greeted by 85,000 people.
When I left, I was alone.
I went in silence.
I did not do anything.
Two weeks later, Buenos Aires
Maradona and two friends were taken by surprise in an apartment.
Maradona was affected when he was arrested. He was carrying 1.5 grams of cocaine.
I do not know what to do, and it hurts me.
I am broken, and my soul is overwhelmed.
They ruined his life.
Without football , he had nothing else to do.
And all we did, we who loved him, were not enough.
He hurt himself.
I can not see. Thanks.
What a mess.
2004 TV-studio, Buenos Aires
- Oh well, you have to fix the mic because it fell off. - I'll solve it.
Diego, you're bigger than the Pope!
That does not say much.
Oh my God...
Slowly, slowly.
- Is everything okay? - The mic fell.
- Have they treated you well? - Yes.
- So? - Fix the mic, and we'll start.
Do you feel that your illness can be treated and cured where you are now?
- Do you have everything you need? - Clearly.
Right now I'm in a pigsty.
But I'm grateful for the pigsty, because as my sister said yesterday:
"You live today thanks to the pigsty."
Do the other inmates have any type of addiction?
It's a psychiatric clinic.
You can not talk to anyone. You have to be available.
- I understand. - Men ...
I cry when I see my daughter.
It's not so bad that I have to be like this. Well, that's enough.
You have to fight. You're a fighter. This is another fight.
I'm down on account.
Does your family understand what you are going through?
I may have understood a little too late-
-that they just wanted the best for me.
And that they could not do more than ...
More than they do.
My brother.
When he turned fifteen, his life changed , he became another.
He always took care of everything.
It became a burden to be so famous.
He always wanted to solve the problems himself.
He did not want to involve the family.
He was always the hero.
But he could not do it himself.
Diego has had a magnificent and horrible life.
Diego has nothing in common with Maradona.
But Maradona drags Diego everywhere.
Maradona in Naples is the story of his life.
Rebel. The cheater.
The hero.
God.
Perhaps the world's best football player.
But the price he had to pay was too high.
For nothing of what came afterwards became final.
The football player Maradona disappears.
Only the myth survived.
When you are on the plane , you give everything you have.
All problems disappear. Everything disappears.
The picture we have all been waiting for.
The hug between father and his firstborn son.
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