CinemaOSMovie · 2026 · 0h 57m
The Day Diego Returned to the Azteca
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The Day Diego Returned to the Azteca, a new ESPN Films documentary revisiting Diego Armando Maradona’s only return to Estadio Azteca in 2000, 14 years after leading Argentina to its historic World Cup win. The film tells the extraordinary and little-known story of Diego Armando Maradona’s only return to Estadio Azteca after leading Argentina to the 1986 FIFA World Cup title. Maradona returned to the stadium in 2000 while traveling from Cuba to Mexico for Boca Juniors’ Copa Libertadores semifinal against Club América.  

Directed byMartín Fradkin

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 57m
Language
ES
Released
June 29, 2026
Studios
ESPN FilmsESPNMonkey Label Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Martín Fradkin
Produced by
Vilma Obando
Eduardo Biscayart

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