Fans of the late Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona keep spotting his image in unlikely places, days after his death.
Video captured by Natali Rios shows an apparent silhouette of Argentina's World Cup-winning captain at night.
Another fan, Maxi Williams, caught the moment a light beam shone on somebody wearing his number 10 jersey during his wake.
Brian Wainer caught another silhouette of Maradona in the clouds while another, captured by Sebastian Arce and perhaps the closest likeness, recreates the image of him kissing the World Cup trophy in 1986.
SHOTLIST:
1. Video of "Maradona's silhouette" appearance at night (Credit: Natalí Rios)
2. Photo edited with the image of Maradona to which the video of Natalí Rios refers
2. Photo of "Maradona's silhouette" formed by burning candles (Credit: Martín Mazur)
3. Photo of light beam on Maradona's shirt during his wake (Credit: Maxi Williams)
4. Photo of "Maradona's silhouette" in the clouds Credit: Brian Wainer)
5. Photo of "Maradona's silhouette" kissing the Mexico '86 World Cup (Credit: Sebastian Arce)
WITH IMAGES COURTESY OF: NATALI RIOS, MARTIN MAZUR, MAXI WILLIAMS, BRIAN WAINER, SEBASTIAN ARCE (IN THAT ORDER)
STORYLINE:
It is believe or bust. The death of Diego Maradona, last Wednesday, caused such an impact and anguish in his fans around the world that it even opened a stage for different interpretations based on supposed mystical or paranormal appearances of the former captain of the national team. It may seem like a psychological game. There are those who say they do not see anything, there are those who observe it easily. The concrete thing is that many of those images, clear and without tricks involved, became viral and are commentary on social networks among those who choose to believe.
In a video filmed by a young woman from the Argentine province of Entre Ríos, the silhouette of the soccer player with the number 10 on her back seems to be observed, formed between the clouds and the black background of the sky.
Natalí Ríos, a 26-year-old girl from the city of Paraná, Entre Ríos, captured the image of the moon and the clouds, taken from her bedroom window in a home located on Juan Manuel de Rosas street and Churruarín avenue.
The video was taken around 2 in the morning on Saturday, although the author of the image was only able to see Maradona's silhouette many hours later, thanks to a friend's warning.
“I had been watching videos of Diego all that night, like everyone else. Their summaries, their goals, their programs, their problems. I made a compilation ”, explained Ríos.
“As one of the things I do is photography, I saw that the moon was beautiful and I decided to record it a bit. I uploaded the image to the stories of best friends on Instagram and the next day a friend wrote to tell me that he saw Diego. And there it is. It is to believe or to burst ”, assured the author of the image.
Some believe they see Diego celebrating one of the goals against England in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals, others see Diego “Cebollita” from that famous video of “My dream is to play for the national team and win a World Cup”.
The truth is that a few seconds after the silhouette could be perceived, the video reflects how the clouds continue their movement and dissolve at night and the image of Maradona disappears.
Since the death of the world star, on Wednesday, November 25, there have already been several images in which mystical signs seem to be identified around the figure of 10.
During the massive call on Thursday for the wake at the Casa Rosada, a photo of a young man with the Argentine national team shirt and the number 10 on his back caught our attention, as if it were of a message.
In addition, the journalist from La Gazzetta dello Sport and FourFourTwo magazine Martín Mazur, uploaded a Twitter thread after visiting the house in the La Paternal neighborhood, where Diego lived with his parents. It was the first home that Maradona received from Argentinos Jrs.
“I went to the first house in Paternal de Maradona. I took this photo. I ask you: how many Maradona do you see in the photo? I immediately saw two, then I saw that the second one, the one on the bottom left, was actually candle burn. I don't know if I'm going crazy or what, "Mazur wrote on his Twitter account.
In the photo you can see how in a lower corner of the entrance door, the marks of the candles left by the fans in tribute mode, outlined a burnt metal stain that appears to reflect the silhouette of Maradona's head.
Now one more appeared. A Twitter user (@sebaarce__) uploaded a new photo of the day of Diego's death at the Obelisk. The clouds formed a silhouette similar to a photo of Maradona kissing the 1986 World Cup trophy in Mexico. In less than 24 hours, the image went viral and added more than 50 thousand likes.