On November 26, the body of Diego Maradona was taken to thevenement at the Argentina presidential palace to prepare for 3 days of national mourning.
As the crowd of fans cried and gathered outside, Maradona's coffin was taken out of the ambulance and brought inside the presidential palace.
Others gathered outside the Buenos Aires Stadium, where Maradona began his career and has since been renamed in his honor, a temporary temple was built to commemorate Argentina's legendary No. 10 player.
Maradona's death has also attracted much attention in Europe, especially in Napoli, where he led the team to two Italian national championships and where fans lit up the lights outside the stadium overnight.
In England, Maradona is best remembered for the " hand of God" goal against England in 1986 - a minute of commemoration given to him before Liverpool's match on the evening of November 25.
Considered the greatest player of all time, Maradona is a perfect match of a great football career and a turbulent personal life, with drug and alcohol problems.
The autopsy report leaked to the Argentine media said he died while sleeping due to a heart attack, just two weeks after surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain.
The test also found extensensory heart disease, a medical condition in which the heart muscle becomes weak and enlarges and cannot pump enough blood to the rest of the body.
Diego Armando Maradona died at around 0:00 local time, said Chief Prosecutor John Broyad, speaking outside San Andres as Maradonas body was taken to a nearby morgue for autopsy. Forensic police started their work at 4:00 p.m. No signs of crime or violence were detected. An autopsy is underway to determine the cause of death, but we can say at this stage that everything is directed towards natural causes.
Mail reported that Maradona's nephew Johnny Esposito was the last person to see him alive, before doctors scheduled a check-up at his home on November 25 and found him unconscious.
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has declared a 3-day national mourning.
You have taken us to the top of the world. You have made us extremely happy. You are the greatest person. Thank you for having me. We will miss you forever, President Fernandez wrote on Twitter.
Maradona passed away, leaving behind five children, including Da Dalma, 33, and Ganina, 31, from his first and only wife Claudia Villafane, 58, whom he was married to from 1984 to 2004.
He had a youngest son, Diego Fernando, with his longtime girlfriend Veronica Ojeda in 2013; while he only admitted that Diego Junior, 34, and his daughter Jana, 23, were born after short-term love affairs over the past five years.
The player's family has yet to make any official comments.
Maradona, who turned 60 on October 30, once wished for the message he wanted to engrave on his mausoleum.
In an interview 15 years ago, when the host asked about death, Maradona replied: "When I'm old, I want to be with my children and grandchildren and leave with a peaceful death."
When asked about the lines that will be engraved on the mausoleum, Maradona said: "Football is the sport that gives me the most happiness and freedom, like touching the sky. Thank you, ball. I will write on my tombstone: "Thank you, Ball".
