There is no doubt that Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo They starred in the great rivalry of the 2000s in modern football, but the great media duel of footballers occurred between the Argentine Diego Maradona Y the brazilian pele. Do you remember the time they got together on a well-known TV show? Well, here we tell you.
It was mid-August 2005 when Pele Y Diego Armando Maradona They managed to coincide in the “Pelusa” program called “La noche del 10″. Such a live broadcast not only broke viewership records, but also meant the first appearance before the media of the two best players of all time.
The former star of Napoli and the legend of Santos had the most anticipated meeting for all football lovers (Photo: EFE)
Have you already seen this epic meeting between the two? Believe us that it continues to be one of the most legendary clips on Latin American television.
THE TIME MARADONA AND PELÉ COINCIDED ON ARGENTINE TELEVISION
The relationship between the two was always one of mutual respect, despite the fact that they did not manage to coincide on the field. And it is that both “O’Rei” and “El Diego” always managed to excel in the sports scene, for which the admiration between them was always known.
In this sense, the aforementioned program invited the Brazilian crack for an interview with the 10 of Argentina. Such a meeting was widely seen in the history of Argentine television, since it put an end to the disputes and the alleged conflicts between the two.
“Many people in Brazil asked me why I came to this show, and I told them that I had to be there because you are an example and we have to be together, I am proud to be here”Pele said on that occasion.
However, it did not end there, as both the Argentine and the Brazilian were encouraged to delight the audience with a series of head games between them. An authentic enjoyment between two of the greatest.
WHO IS THE CURRENT WIFE OF PELÉ?
The current wife of the three-time world champion is Marcia Cibele Aoki, a Brazilian businesswoman of Japanese origin who imports medical supplies and equipment in Penápolis, Sao Paulo. With her, Pele had no children; They met 30 years before getting married, in 1986, but it was in 2010 that they began a formal relationship.
HOW MANY OFFICIAL GOALS DID PELÉ SCORE?
Adding up his goals in official matches, we can say that Pelé scored 774 goals in 834 games played. Of course, if we count the official commitments, it grows in 1283 goals in 1367 encounters figure
