Argentine President Alberto Fernandez decided to declare three days of mourning in the country due to the death of the legendary football player. This is reported by local media.
The death of a football player, whose name is known to the whole world, the president also commented on his Twitter microblog. Maradona for Argentina has become one of the symbols of the country.
"You have lifted us to the top of the world. You made us immensely happy. You were the greatest of all. Thank you, Diego. We will miss you all our lives," wrote Alberto Fernandez.
We remind that 60-year-old Diego Maradona in November had brain surgery in connection with a hemorrhage. Two weeks ago, he was discharged from the hospital.
The legendary player had a heart attack. This happened in his house in a suburb of Buenos Aires.
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