On his 60th birthday,

Diego Maradona

had a few words for his compatriot Leo Messi, whom he considers that Barcelona did not treat him "as he deserved" this summer when he was prevented from leaving the club.

"

I knew that that was going to end badly and I thought that Leo was leaving. It happened to me too

. Barcelona is not an easy club and he has been there for many years and they did not treat him as he deserved," Maradona told

Clarín

newspaper

.

"He gave them everything, he took them to the top and one day he wanted to go out to change of scene and they said no. What happens is that slamming the door is not easy, there is a contract, a very big club, the people who he loves you. I didn't do it at Napoli, "he added.

"I want the pandemic to pass as soon as possible"

The 1986 world champion with Argentina in Mexico said that his birthday wishes are that the coronavirus pandemic "passes as soon as possible" and that "Argentina can move forward."

"I want all Argentines to be well, we have a beautiful country and I trust that our president (Alberto Fernández) will be able to get us out of this moment. It makes me very sad when I see kids who don't have

enough

to eat,

I know what it's like to go through. hunger, I know what it feels like in your belly when you don't eat for several days and that can't happen in my country,

"he said.

Maradona pointed out that he was and is still very happy because football gave him even "more than he could have imagined."

"

And if I hadn't had that addiction I would have been able to play a lot more

. But today that's past, I'm fine and what I regret the most is not having my parents. I always make that wish, one more day with Tota (his mother, Dalma Salvadora Franco), but I know that from heaven she is proud of me and that she was very happy, "she concluded.

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