D iego Maradona arrived in Mexico like a well-tuned violin. He had managed to stabilise his weight at 76kg long before the World Cup.
His physical condition was optimal from the feet to the neck, and little by little he managed to acclimatise to the Aztec high habitat.
The place chosen as the training camp was ideal for footballers – although they baptised it as ‘Alcatraz’, the famous American penitentiary located on a small island in the San Francisco Bay.
They could perform the necessary exercises to adapt to the altitude, enjoy many hours of rest and sleep, a good diet and a relaxed, calm atmosphere.
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