Diego Maradona dies: La Liga and Ligue 1 to hold pre-match tributes
Argentina great Maradona died on Wednesday (November 25) in his homeland, having reportedly suffered a heart attack.
All games in Spain’s La Liga and the Segunda Division in the coming matchday will be preceded by a minute’s silence, competition organisers said in a statement.
La Liga said the pre-match tributes will convey condolences “to his family, friends and all the fans around the world who remember him”.
Maradona spent two seasons with Barcelona, who face Osasuna at home on Saturday (November 28), before returning to La Liga with Sevilla in 1992.
At Barca’s Camp Nou stadium, flags were flown at half-mast on Thursday (November 26), the day on which the 1986 World Cup-winning star was being laid to rest in Argentina.
