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Hugo Maradona dies a year after his brother Diego

The
Argentine, who was also a professional footballer and joined Diego at Napoli in
1987 aged 18, died at his home near Naples, Italian news agency ANSA reported.

Diego
Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, died
at the age of 60 in November, 2020 due to a cardiac arrest.

“The
thoughts of club president Aurelio De Laurentiis, vice president Edoardo De
Laurentiis, officials, coaching staff, the players and the whole SSC Napoli
family are with the Maradona family after the sad passing of Hugo,” Napoli
said in a statement.

Hugo
Maradona failed to make an impact at Napoli and went on to represent clubs
including Ascoli and Rayo Vallecano during a nomadic playing career across
Europe, South America and Japan.

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