Nicolás Maduro received a replica of Diego Maradona’s left foot.
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, received this Friday in Caracas a bronze replica of the left foot by Diego Armando Maradona by Stefano Ceci, a great friend and coach of Pelusa, who now visits that country with the aim of promoting his legacy as a footballer.
The delivery of the gift took place in the presidential palace of Miraflores, in the Venezuelan capital, where the president received Ceci and He remembered the friendship he had established with Diegoas reported by the presidential press in a statement.
“The replica of the left foot of ‘el Pelusa’ is made of bronze material, becoming an extra piece that the Venezuelan president will keep as homage to the great athlete of his Argentine sister“, they specified.
On his Twitter account, Maduro celebrated his meeting with Ceci and praised Maradona: “Pleasant visit of Stefano Ceci, manager and friend of the great Diego Armando Maradona, whom I thank for this sculpture of the left foot of the ‘golden boy’. So many memories of ‘the fluff’, his works, his irreverence, his social struggle and his great love for Venezuela. Diego always present! “.
The replica of Diego Maradona’s left.
It is the same replica that Ceci gave him on July 16, before the confrontation between Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata and Colón en el Bosque, to Gabriel Pellegrino, president of the La Plata institute who hired Maradona as technical director.
The story of the only replicas of Diego Maradona’s left foot
This is a limited edition: there are hardly any 500 of those 3D sculptureswhich were made from the mold that was obtained next Diego will digitize his left foot in Buenos Aires, in 2018.
Framed next to the replica is a gold plaque containing Maradona’s signature and a description of his football career: “1977-1994 Argentina, 1976-1981 Argentinos Juniors, 1981-1982 Boca Juniors, 1982-1984 Barcelona , 1984- 1991 Naples, 1992-1993 Seville, 1993-1994 Newells Old Boys, 1995-1997 Boca Juniors.
“Today we realize another dream, conceived in Buenos Aires, in 2018. That time, Diego asked us to immortalize his feet. That’s why we do 3D scanning which allows us to show the world his magical left foot, “said Ceci.
A miniature of what the new statue of Diego Maradona will look like was presented, in homage to his left foot. It will be exhibited in the city of Naples.
The first of the replicas was delivered to none other than the Italian city of Naples. “Today we had the privilege of delivering to the President Aurelio De Laurentiis, at the Municipality of Naples, the first imprint of this limited edition of 500 pieces, which will soon be available in our official store. We hope you all share our emotion” , he said. Italian entrepreneur.
For his part, Mayor Gaetano Manfredi declared: “Maradona has been and will always be an integral part of this city. I want to thank Stefano because he has always been close to Diego, with true and genuine affection”.
Source: Clarin