In the early morning of November 26, Maradona died of cardiac arrest, but so far, Maradona's mentor Bilardo did not know the news.

At the 1986 World Cup, Maradona helped Argentina win the championship, and the head coach at the time was Bilardo. Today, Bilardo is 81 years old, had just had surgery for a cerebral effusion last year and is in poor health.
Bilardo's younger brother Jorge said: "We turned off the TV and didn't want him to know the news because he loved Diego so much, he didn't have a son himself, he always treated Diego like his own, and if he knew the news, I don't know if he could bear it." ”