Óscar Ruggeri’s revelations about Diego Maradona’s relationship with Daniel Passarella

It has been almost 36 years since the Argentine national team cried champion for the last time in a World Cup for seniors. In fact, the fans of the ‘Albiceleste’ remember with great nostalgia that team that had Carlos Salvador Bilardo as coach and that had, among others, Diego Maradona and Daniel Passarella on the squad.

Others also remember that the relationship between the ‘Fluff’ and the ‘Kaiser’ was not one of the best. One of the reasons was the captain’s tape. Bilardo decided that Maradona should wear the bracelet and not Passarella, who had worn it at the World Cup in Spain in 1982, with César Menotti on the bench.

On the subject, Óscar Ruggeri, part of that group, gave his version and gave details of how both characters got along. “They got along, there, because of the personalities of the two. Don’t forget that the other one came from being world champion for the first time for Argentina and he was thick too “, pointed out the ‘Cabezón, on ESPN.

Ruggeri also confessed that in the practices there was no evidence of their discrepancies. “We never saw in training fights, throw a kick, always respect. But they are two personalities so up there that they are tremendous”, Indian.

On the other hand, the now TV commentator recounted a personal experience and what Daniel Passarella meant to him: “In 1978, he ran with the people in Corral de Bustos with the people celebrating the world championship and, later, he was with them. To a Passarella who admired and respected him for playing in similar positions”.

Finally, Ruggeri confirmed the version that Passarella had already overcome the fact of not being the captain, motivated by his desire to play in the tournament, something that finally did not happen due to enterocolitis before the start of the tournament and, later, a tear.

“Forget it, because Passarella had already accepted the captaincy, after talks. Maradona was captain from the first day he arrived and Passarella accepted that he was not going to be the captain because he knew he was going to play in another World Cup”sentenced.