Pele, the Brazilian footballer who is considered the only player to have come close to Maradona’s skill level, was among those quick to pay tribute to the Argentine.
“Certainly, one day we’ll kick a ball together in the sky above,” he said in a brief statement provided to Reuters by a representative.
For a long time, both players were subject of comparison just as in the modern day Crisitiano Ronalddo of Portugal and Lionel Messi of Brazil are compared.
