VIDEO | Maradona and the legendary commentary of the ‘goal of the century’: Napoli rewards Victor Hugo Morales

A lifetime achievement award to the commentator of the goal against England in the '86 World Cup in Mexico

NAPLES – “A joy and an honor to receive this plaque in a city that still remembers and loves Maradona. Diego was an exceptional player, the greatest, but also a politically committed man, always favor of the people, and I am grateful for having had the fortune of singing about his deeds with a radio commentary whose memory, especially in Naples and Argentina, will remain alive for decades”.

Thus Victor Hugo Morales, journalist, radio commentator and unforgettable voice of Diego Armando Maradona’s “goal of the century” in the semi-final of the Mexico World Cup ’86 against England, thanked the city councilors of Naples who awarded him the plaque from the Municipality of Naples during the works of the Sports Commission.

“Remembering Maradona in Naples – we read in a note from the Municipality – is also a way to promote sport, especially among young people and boys who, like Diego, they experience social and economic difficulties.
But the delivery of the plaque was also an opportunity to celebrate the figure of Victor Hugo Morales, considered by many to be the“football poet”< /strong>, and its “relato”, what Argentines consider the radio commentary par excellence.