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Outspoken?! From the book ‘Diego Dijo’ by Andrés Burgo and Marcelo Gantman… 1996: ‘If I see Castrilli in the street, I’d spit at him’ 1996: ‘Make Castrilli take a drugs test!’ 1996: ‘I’d like to see Castrilli’s face smashed in’ 👀

Maradona was outspoken about Castrilli. When speaking about his challenges in life, Diego analogised: ‘It’s like I’m losing 5-0 and the referee is Castrilli.’ Also: ‘Look how football has changed: before we counted goals, now we count how many red cards Castrilli has issued.’

🇦🇷 OTD 1996: Paraguayan goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert scored twice against 8-man Boca Juniors in a 5-1 home win for Vélez Sarsfield (red cards to Maradona, Javier Mac Allister & Néstor Fabbri). Maradona confronted controversial referee Javier Castrilli after the game… youtu.be/NlSsGxrOSPQ