VIDEO | ‘Diego is waiting up there’: AFA’s moving farewell to Indio Solari | OneFootball

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) released a heartfelt tribute video to bid farewell to Carlos “Indio” Solari, intertwining the mystique of his songs with the ritual of the nation’s stadiums and the memory of great icons of our culture.

Football said goodbye to a hero of Argentine rock

The death of the former leader of Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota struck deep within the fabric of Argentine football, whose terraces embraced his melodies as their own anthems for decades. In this context of collective mourning, the governing body of local football shared an emotion-filled audiovisual piece to pay tribute to the singer, accompanied by a phrase that captures the feelings of millions of fans:

“Indio, you’re not alone up there, because Diego, the Pope, and an all-star band are waiting for you” ♾

The video revisits emblematic moments in which the “Indio’s” music blends with flags, terraces, and popular celebrations, alluding to the artist’s heavenly reunion with Diego Armando Maradona—of whom he was an outspoken admirer—the Pope Francis, and so many other figures who shaped Argentine identity.

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