# Maradona's Goal Against England: The Pitch and Symbolic Revenge

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2069071037971439795
- Source account: [@RodrigoRea9](https://x.com/RodrigoRea9)
- Source language: Spanish
- Target language: English
- Duration: 1:33
- Published: 2026-06-23
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZyYJCy4AWY9d/en/maradona-s-goal-against-england-the-pitch-and-symbolic-revenge) It was interpreted as revenge for the Falklands War. It's a bit absurd, but in symbolic terms, it did have that power. There on the pitch, the goal against England was coming,

[0:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZyYJCy4AWY9d/en/maradona-s-goal-against-england-the-pitch-and-symbolic-revenge?t=11) how the ball was bouncing for Diego. Lineker usually says that, he always says when we evaluate,

[0:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZyYJCy4AWY9d/en/maradona-s-goal-against-england-the-pitch-and-symbolic-revenge?t=19) when we analyze Diego's goal, we don't include in the analysis the state of the pitch, which was

[0:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZyYJCy4AWY9d/en/maradona-s-goal-against-england-the-pitch-and-symbolic-revenge?t=26) horrible. It was grass where, when you stepped, your foot would slide to the sides because, since the root

[0:32](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZyYJCy4AWY9d/en/maradona-s-goal-against-england-the-pitch-and-symbolic-revenge?t=32) on the surface was long, when you stepped, you had to dig your heels in a lot to run in a decent way, and the ball wasn't as docile as it seems. You watch the play and it looks

[0:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZyYJCy4AWY9d/en/maradona-s-goal-against-england-the-pitch-and-symbolic-revenge?t=48) like it was a billiard table, but no, you have to keep in mind that it was more like weeds than

[0:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZyYJCy4AWY9d/en/maradona-s-goal-against-england-the-pitch-and-symbolic-revenge?t=54) a blade of grass. In depth, you can see how the ball moves and Diego, right in mid-air, is

[0:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZyYJCy4AWY9d/en/maradona-s-goal-against-england-the-pitch-and-symbolic-revenge?t=59) controlling it. Yes, because for Mexico, who played several matches at the Azteca, it suited them that the pitch

[1:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZyYJCy4AWY9d/en/maradona-s-goal-against-england-the-pitch-and-symbolic-revenge?t=65) was like that. But well, if you played against England, maybe for an Argentine it's more

[1:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZyYJCy4AWY9d/en/maradona-s-goal-against-england-the-pitch-and-symbolic-revenge?t=70) advantageous to have a pitch in those conditions than for the English. That's where street football

[1:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZyYJCy4AWY9d/en/maradona-s-goal-against-england-the-pitch-and-symbolic-revenge?t=76) comes out, indeed. He remains like a national hero, something more than a football legend, he is a national hero. That was interpreted as revenge for the Falklands War. It's a

[1:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZyYJCy4AWY9d/en/maradona-s-goal-against-england-the-pitch-and-symbolic-revenge?t=88) bit absurd, but in symbolic terms, it certainly had that power.