THE YEAR: 1986.
THE LOCATION: Estadio Azteca, Mexico D.F
THE GOAL: A beatiful one-two from the foot of Maradona to Valdano/Hodge, who plays a neat chip into the penalty area and onto the fist of Diego to score the most beautiful goal the game has ever seen.
Argentina 2 England 0
The second goal Maradona scored that day wasn't bad either, but it's his opening goal that will be remembered most fondly (in Scotland). Walking around the Aztec stadium afterwards, I stumbled upont a small religious shrine covered in flowers. About to pay homage to Diego, I was sorely disappointed to discover it was only for the Virgin Mary.
