What did Maradona ask of his girlfriend's husband before his death?
Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona bade farewell to his 7-year-old son a few hours before his death, asking for a touching message, in an audio recording of his son's stepfather, Digito Fernando, to take care of him.
Maradona said to Mario Boudry, husband of his ex-girlfriend Veronica Ojeda: "Take care of her and my angel," referring to his son Digito, according to what the British newspaper "Daily Mail" reported.
In addition, Veronica attended the funeral of the retired soccer player alongside Digito, where, on Friday, the Argentinians showed Maradona's body to his final resting place in the "Pia Vista" cemetery on the outskirts of the Argentine capital, and he was buried there next to his parents in a private ceremony, in the presence of his family and close friends only.
The late star had 5 children, they were his daughters Delma and Gianina from his first and only wife Claudia Villavan, whom he married from 1984 to 2004, and Maradona Digito, who gave birth to Veronica in 2013, in addition to Diego Junior and Jana.
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