«Five years since Diego Armando Maradona passed into immortality,» published the official social media account of the Argentine national football team along with a video featuring images of the star playing in the light blue and white jersey, alongside footage of his massive funeral held in Buenos Aires on November 26, 2020. «Diego, five years have passed. We can't forget these five years, just as you forgot the five Englishmen,» the video states, referring to the legendary second goal scored by Maradona against England during the 1986 World Cup quarter-final in Mexico. The Argentine Professional Football League paid tribute to Diego on social media with a caricature of children playing football and the message «Forever Maradona». Boca Juniors, Argentinos Juniors, and Newell's Old Boys, the Argentine clubs where Maradona played, also posted messages on the fifth anniversary of his death. «People pass, days, months, and years pass. We miss you every day, Pelu,» expressed the Xeneize (Boca Juniors' nickname) along with a video in which various people place flowers at the statue of Maradona located inside 'La Bombonera', the club's iconic stadium. Additionally, another video published on Boca's official accounts shows a large banner with the image of the idol unfurled in the stadium's stands during last Sunday's match for the Clausura Tournament round of 16, which the home team won 2-0 against Talleres. Argentinos Juniors, the club where Maradona played his first matches in the First Division during the 1970s, posted a video with images of the player in the club's red and white uniform and the following message: «We see you, we think of you, we dream of you». «Whoever loves, does not forget,» published Newell's, the institution from the city of Rosario where the idol played some matches after his return to Argentine football in 1993, along with a photo of Maradona dressed in the club's red and black colors. The captain of the Argentine national football team, Lionel Messi, also remembered the idol, publishing an image of the two of them together during the period when Maradona was the team's coach. To these tributes were added greetings from other clubs, such as Lanús and San Lorenzo, as well as organizations like the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). The star was also remembered by his daughters, Dalma and Gianinna, who posted various messages, photos, and videos on their social media to remember their father. Maradona died a few weeks after turning 60, while receiving medical care at a house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. The autopsy determined that the cause of death was «acute pulmonary edema secondary to a chronic heart failure». Seven of the eight healthcare professionals in charge of his care during his home hospitalization were put on trial at the beginning of this year, a process that was declared null in May after it became known that one of the judges was starring in a documentary about the case. A new trial for the death of the Argentine football legend is scheduled to begin on March 17, 2026.
