Players from Argentina took to the field with number 10 in tribute to Maradona before the game with Chile

The Argentina National Team paid a heartfelt tribute to the soccer star Diego Armando Maradona prior to the meeting with Chile, as part of the World Cup qualifiers Qatar 2022 .

All the players took to the pitch wearing shirts with the number 10 , which also had a photo of Maradona and the legend 1960 – infinity.

The National Team, Leo and the tribute to Diego Armando Maradona! 🔟🇦🇷💙 # EliminatoriasEnTyCSports . pic.twitter.com/UzJFrbcqav

– TyC Sports (@TyCSports) June 3, 2021

It is worth noting that it was the first game played by the Argentine National Team after the death of Maradona .

With that outfit they sang the anthem of their country and posed for the cameras as part of the tribute where a statue of Diego was also unveiled.

The Albiceleste group did the honors knowing that would receive a sanction from the International Federation of Associated Football (FIFA) , which is quite rigorous with respect to the intervention of the clothing.

The Argentine National Team 🇦🇷 will play for the first time, after the death of Diego Maradona , who will be honored with this shirt, before today’s game against Chile 🇨🇱 .

FIFA did not authorize this shirt to be used for the match. pic.twitter.com/yTSAnvi49 to

– Soccer Attack (@Futbolero Attack) June 3, 2021

However, little time later the same regulatory entity reported that there would be no penalty for honoring the memory of the historic 10 Argentine.

After FIFA learned of the tribute, the same president of the Gianni Infantino organization would have affirmed, “Diego is Diego, the regulation does not matter”, according to Argentine media.