A vivid snapshot containing as a further protagonist the fan who lifted the Pibe de Oro on his shoulders during the 1986 World Cup celebrations in a moment that made history.
There are moments that are destined to remain imprinted in history forever. Moments of palpable importance that are engraved in the memory and that echo in every story. Certainly, the emblematic image of the World Cup in Mexico in 1986 is the legendary photo of Diego Armando Maradona who raises the won trophy to the sky. A vivid snapshot containing as a further protagonist the fan who lifted the Pibe de Oro during the celebrations. That man, Roberto Cejasentered history with a straight leg together with the Argentine champion.
It’s recent news death of Roberto Cejas at the age of 68. The news was shared on social networks by Silvia Zabala, wife of his brother Oscar. A piece of football history goes with him, which was almost accidentally part of one of the most iconic photos in sport. His personal story, among other things, is incredible.
Argentina in blood: Cejas and Maradona in history
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Cejas he is 30 years old when the World Cup final between Argentina and Germany takes place at the Azteca Stadium, a match he shouldn’t even have seen. A promise then changed everything. The same enthusiast declared to Olé a few years ago: “I said that if we reached the final, I would leave for Mexico. And I didTogether with his friends, he then managed to buy the ticket through the touts and enter the stadium.
At the final whistle of the match which ended 3-2 for the Albiceleste, Cejas managed to enter the pitch for the celebrations. He also declared: “When the game was over, we immediately jumped onto the field. Suddenly I found myself in front of Diegowho with his eyes made me understand that I had to lift him into the sky. He didn’t say a single word, just a look was enough. On my shoulders he told me where to go, he told me to take him this way and that. At a certain point we were left alone to walk around the pitch: me, him and the World Cup. I don’t know why it happened to me, but God put me there and I will be there forever“.
The closing circle
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Over the course of his life, Roberto Cejas attended many editions of the World Cup live to cheer on his Argentina team. In 2014, he even found Maradona again in South Africa closing a circle opened 28 years earlier: “Diego hugged me, laughed and told me that he knew how much the cup weighed, but only I knew how much Maradona weighed with the cup. It was a beautiful moment“. The final words of Roberto Cejas, at the end of this wonderful story, will echo forever: “My grandchildren see me on TV and say pointing at me >>”.
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