Diego Maradona Sentenced To 15 Months Of Playing In The Italian League In Today's History, April 6, 1991

Diego Maradona when he played for Napoli and had a big success by bringing him to the Italian League champions. (Sky Sports)

JAKARTA History today, 33 years ago, April 6, 1991, Argentine soccer star Diego Armando Maradona received a 15-month ban from playing with Napoli in the Italian League. The sentence was given to him because Maradona was proven to have used cocaine before defending Napoli.

Previously, Maradona was the maestro of the world of football. His action at the 1986 World Cup celebration in Mexico amazed the eyes of the world. His God's hand goal continues to be a topic of conversation. The narrative made fans piled up.

Maradona's pleasure in playing football is gone. The game has been popular since childhood. Every day he continued to practice football anywhere. On the streets or on the pitch, it doesn't matter. The confusion continues to be taken seriously. Maradona's ability to play football increased.

His opponent scored goals growing. Something that then made many local clubs in Argentina talk about El Diego's talent. Maradona decided to take a decision. He chose the local club Argentinos Juniors from 1975.

The opportunity was not wasted by him. He started training seriously. In fact, he trained harder than his colleagues. He became the first to come and go home longer. He was able to score hundreds of goals for Argentinos Juniors.

Maradona's great last year was for the coach of the Argentine National Team, Cezar Luis Menotti, to be attracted. Maradona considered an important asset as well as a masin for Argentina's goals in the future. Even though Menotti did not involve Maradona to defend Argentina in the 1978 World Cup.

Menotti also asked Maradona to help him win the 1979 U-20 World Cup in Japan and succeed. This success made Maradona meet buana. He once defended Boca Junior in the 1981-1982 era, Barcelona in the 1982-1984 era, to the 1984-1991 Napola era.

The peak of Maradona's brightness was present when he participated in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. The celebration was created like an important stage for Maradona to amaze the eyes of the world. Instead of only being able to bring Argentina to victory, he was actually able to show a spectacular goal against England. God's hand goal, his name.

In the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Maradona's name really soared. Among others, through two controversial goals against Peter totalon (England). Maradona, who is 15 cm lower than waroton, dueled in front of goal. Maradona's hands 'beat' the ball and went into goal. Tunisia's Ali Ben Naser referee approved the goal, which became known as God's hand goal. Another goal was made after Maradona poked five England defenders."

During the 1986 World Cup, Maradona scored five goals and led Argentina to win the title. In the 1990 World Cup, Italy, Maradona began to decline. Only a goal through the penalty spot, in the semifinals against Italy in Napoli, which he created. So, Maradona went down three times to defend Argentina in the World Cup and managed to win the trophy once, "explained Toriq Hadad in his writing in Tempo Magazine entitled Antara Pele and Maradona (1991).

Maradona's excitement did occur when he defended Napoli. However, problems arise. Maradona slowly started to fall in Napoli. Maradona's habit of consuming cocaine is the estuary. This habit makes him often not appear in training or matches.

The Italian League Disciplinary Commission took a stand. The test was carried out on Maradona. As a result, Maradona was proven to be using prohibited goods. This condition made the Italian League Disciplinary Commission impose a sentence on Maradona in the form of a 15-month ban from playing for Napoli on April 6, 1991.

Diego Maradona, the world's most famous footballer, today received a 15-month ban on using cocaine before last month's game. The Italian League Disciplinary Commission banned the 30-year-old forward from playing until June 30, 1992. A ban that will be extended worldwide by the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA), the governing body of football, "is written in a report on the page of The Washington Post, April 6, 1991.