Beyond his legendary goal against the Red Devils in 1986, Diego Maradona maintained another link with Belgium. He indeed participated in the inauguration of a stand at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.
On Particularly in the only match played by a certain Diego Maradona in our country.
It was in 1983, three before the World Cup in Mexico. Michel Verschueren had managed to organize a friendly match against the FC Barcelona for the inauguration of the grandstand of the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.
For eternity
“We wanted to mark the occasion with a gala match. I knew the Barca manager well, I had submitted the idea to him. That's how Diego Maradona arrived a few weeks later to play” remembered Mister Michel, interviewed by La Derniere Heure four years ago, on the occasion of Maradona's disappearance.
In the photo above, used at Lotto Park to pay tribute to El Pibe de Oro, we see Morten Olsen, Luka Peruzovic and René Vandereycken do everything possible to try to contain their opponent of the day.
One genius crossing paths with another, it was also Enzo Scifo's very first match with the first team in the Sporting camp.
