'Hopefully we can move on,' say Argentine fans in La Boca after Maradona's death

VIDEO SHOWS: EMPTY STREETS OF BUENOS AIRES, OUTSIDE CASA ROSADA PRESIDENTIAL PALACE, LA BOCA NEIGHBOURHOOD, CITY WORKERS CLEANING STREETS / SOUNDBITES FROM MARADONA FANS

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SHOWS: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (NOVEMBER 27, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

1. ARGENTINE FLAG WAVING IN LIGHT WIND

2. EXTERIOR CASA ROSADA PRESIDENTIAL PALACE

3. VARIOUS OF CITY WORKER CLEANING STREETS

4. EXTERIOR BOCA JUNIORS STADIUM

5. EMPTY STREETS

6. SIGN THAT READS (Spanish) ''GOD IS WITH GOD''

7. VARIOUS OF MARADONA MURALS

8. LIT CANDLE AT MEMORIAL OUTSIDE BOCA JUNIORS STADIUM

9. FLOWERS, CANDLES, OBJECTS LEFT FOR MARADONA

10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MARIA EUGENIA, A 30-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE IN THE FAMOUS LA BOCA NEIGHBOURHOOD, SAYING:

"Diego died and everything changed. For me, Diego is going to be a before and after due to the situation we are living in. I have seen many people cry that I had never seen cry. I hope we can all move on."

11. TEDDY BEAR

12. LIT CANDLE, FLOWERS

13. PHOTO OF MARADONA WITH FAN

14. SIGN THAT READS: ''THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING DIEGO''

15. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) WILBERT QUISPE, A 37-YEAR-OLD TOUR GUIDE, SAYING:

"He had already been suffering a lot, with many personal and health problems. Personally, I say, I hope he is where he needs to be, he is happy and calm. I think he found the peace that he was looking for."

16. VARIOUS OF 41-YEAR-OLD ELECTRICIAN, DANIEL HERNAN LOPEZ, TAKING SELFIE

17. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) 41-YEAR-OLD ELECTRICIAN, DANIEL HERNAN LOPEZ, SAYING:

''Nobody was used to this, nobody tells you what you have to say or how you have to live without the greatest person in the world. For me the important thing is what 'Diego' did, like bringing us the cup (of the World Cup in Mexico 86), which made it so great in all parts of the world. We must be grateful and nothing more than that."

18. PEOPLE WALKING AROUND LA BOCA NEIGHBOURHOOD

19. VARIOUS OF MARADONA MEMORABILIA/ SOUVENIRS ON SALE

20. ARGENTINE FLAG WITH IMAGE OF MARADONA

STORY: The city of Buenos Aires was recovering on Friday (November 27) from the aftermath of Diego Armando Maradona's massive funeral that took place at the Casa Rosada the day before, while fans were still seeking comfort.

The flags in the public buildings were at half mast for the three days of national mourning arranged by the government of Argentina and cleaning personnel worked to put order in the streets that surround the mythical Plaza de Mayo, in front of the presidential palace.

"Diego died and everything changed," Maria Eugenia, a 30-year-old employee in the famous La Boca neighbourhood, where the Boca Juniors court is located, the club of which Maradona was a player and a fan, told Reuters.

"I have seen many people cry that I had never seen cry. I hope we can all move on," she added with her 5-year-old son, whom she took to a memorial site organised by the fans at one of the stadium entrances.

Maradona, 60, was buried with an intimate ceremony late on Thursday in Argentina, after a massive farewell from fans, sports and political personalities. On the way to the cemetery, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, thousands of people stationed next to the highways greeted the procession.

"Personally, I say, I hope he is where he needs to be, he is happy and calm. I think he found the peace that he was looking for," said Wilbert Quispe, a 37-year-old tour guide.

The charismatic soccer player, world champion with the Argentine national team in the 1986 World Cup, died on Wednesday at his home in the suburbs of Buenos Aires due to heart failure. Maradona had various health problems and weeks ago he had undergone surgery for a subdural hematoma.

"Nobody was used to this, nobody tells you what you have to say or how you have to live without the greatest person in the world," said Daniel Hernan Lopez, a 41-year-old electrician while taking photos in front of the memorial site, where the fans left candles, flags, flowers and posters.

"For me the important thing is what 'Diego' did, like bringing us the cup (of the World Cup in Mexico 86), which made it so great in all parts of the world. We must be grateful and nothing more than that," he added.

(Production: Claudia Martini, Miguel Lo Bianco, Geraldine Downer)