Without prior notice, the 45-year-old took to the pitch in a friendly match between former players of Boca and Racing, much to the astonishment of a 42,000 crowd inside Boca's La Bombonera home.
After more than seven years of official retirement from football, the Argentinian legend played 50 minutes, helping his team to a 6-0 win with two goals and three assists which had the Boca crowd in raptures.
"I entered late, in the 30th minute of the first half, and it felt hard to be in form," said Maradona.
"It was a nice opportunity to meet friends and enjoy a little moment of football."
His appearance obviously inspired Boca, who went on to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana quarter-final tie, defeating Internacional 4-1 to seal qualification to the next round.
from AOL.com
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The old man still has it
. True it's retired players but that is still impressive.