Diego Armando Maradona , a star within the four lines and a car lover outside of them. Throughout his career, many cars passed through the Argentine star's garage.
From a Fiat Europa 128 CLS (his first new car), to an exclusive black Ferrari Testarossa, to a more recent BMW i8. But of all these cars, there is one that stands out for being… a truck!
The Scania 113H 360 by Diego Maradona
It was 1994 and Diego Maradona was going through one of the most troubled moments of his sporting career. Suspended for doping at the 1994 World Cup, Maradona was forced to return to Boca Juniors.
The environment around her was stifling. Wherever he went, journalists followed him. Therefore, Diego Maradona began to look at ways to avoid journalists, especially at the entrance to the club's training center.
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One week it arrived by Porsche and the following week it arrived by Mitsubishi Pajero. Still, journalists continued to catch up.
It was then that Diego Maradona decided to adopt (even) more drastic measures. The following week, he arrived at the club's training camp at the wheel of a Scania 113H 360. "Now it's going to be difficult to get statements from me, nobody gets up here", declared the Argentine player between smiles.
This truck continued to be seen for many years, parked on Rua Mariscal Ramón Castilla, home of the Argentine “number 10”.
Until always, champion.