The Brazilian and coach of the Brazilian team paid tribute to one of the greatest footballers of all time.
Brazilian team coach Gremio Renato Portaluppi paid tribute to Diego Maradona by leading the match in the jersey of the Argentine national team with his name and number on his back.
Tonight, the first game of the eighth finals of the Cope Libertadores was played, in which the Brazilian team celebrated away against Paraguay's Guarania with 2: 0, and the match was marked by the visiting coach Portaluppi.
"I wanted to pay tribute to my great friend Maradona. I paid tribute to him by wearing the jersey of a great friend I lost. The world has lost a genius, a legend. Today is a sad day. We had wonderful moments together. This victory is dedicated to him," he said after matches coach Gremia.
Maradona was buried on Thursday evening in the suburbs of Buenos Aires at the Jardin de Bella Vista cemetery, where his parents are also buried.
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