JAKARTA - Argentine football legend Diego Maradona will be buried outside the city of Buenos Aires, Thursday local time, a spokesman said.

Maradona, who died of a heart attack on Wednesday, at the age of 60, will be buried in the Jardin de Paz cemetery, which is also the final resting place of his parents, Sebastian Sanchi told AFP.

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has set three days of mourning following the passing of their football legend, Diego Maradona, who was famous for God's hand goal at the 1986 World Cup.

A number of supporters of the legend gathered on the streets of Buenos Aires, following news of his departure.

Near the headquarters of the former Maradona club, Buenos Aires, a number of fans were seen putting mourning wreaths.

Others gathered in San Andres near Maradona's house as well as in La Plata, a city not far from Buenos Aires, where the legend spent time as technical director of the club Gimnasia y Esgrima.


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