Ferrara: Maradona ‘became the best ever’
Former Napoli and Juventus defender believes heroes are perfect and Maradona was not.
Ciro Ferrara
has said that
‘
Maradona
was an antihero.
’
Ferrara believes heroes are perfect and Maradona was not and he
‘paid for his mistakes.’
Ferrara and Maradona played together for seven seasons at
Napoli
.
“I am moved, these are difficult moments,” he said.
“At the beginning, I didn’t want to talk, then I felt the necessity to speak about a teammate and a big friend.
“We are all so sad for what happened, I am convinced Diego left serenely. I grew up with him, I have unforgettable memories of him.
“He is a friend of mine and I’ve always defended him, he paid for his mistakes.
“Somebody says Diego was a hero, I say heroes are perfect, they don’t do mistakes. Diego was an antihero. Despite his weaknesses, he became the best ever.
“He had a crazy head, a little bit like [Antonio] Cassano, maybe they would have gotten along.”
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