‘Maradona died like a dog, I hope it doesn’t happen to Messi’ – Batistuta

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Gabriel Batistuta, a former striker for Argentina, stated that the legendary football figure Diego Maradona died “like a dog.”

Batistuta stressed that Maradona’s family exploited him to amass wealth, expressing his hope that the same fate does not befall Argentina captain Lionel Messi.

In a recent interview with Rio Ferdinand, a legend of Manchester United, he made this statement.

He stated that Maradona’s family erred in not monitoring him during his teenage years.

“His problem was that Maradona was already famous when he was six years old. His family wasn’t wealthy and they saw in him a way to escape from that situation,” Batistuta said.

“And I don’t blame anybody. Nobody said no to him when he was young. Everything was okay. That was a big mistake.

“It’s a shame because he was a great person, and he died alone. Nobody was with him. He died like a dog. We didn’t do much for him. And that is something that I don’t like to think about, because I blame myself too, because I was one of his supporters.

“I hope it doesn’t happen to Messi. Because when they are there [at the top], you don’t see that they have problems. You think they are okay. They have everything. They don’t cry.”

In November 2020, Maradona passed away from a heart attack at his residence.

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