Soccer Football - People mourn the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy - November 26, 2020 Tributes are seen for Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona outside the Stadio San Paolo in Naples REUTERS/Yara Nardi
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The crowds that bade farewell to Diego Maradona in Buenos Aires on Thursday were in keeping with the devotion Latin America has reserved for the passing of its sporting and artistic idols, from Brazilian Formula 1 great Ayrton Senna to Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
The body of Maradona, who died from a heart attack on Wednesday, lay at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires and tens of thousands of his compatriots braved the coronavirus pandemic to pay their last respects to one of the world's best footballers who led Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup.
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