Remembering Diego Maradona: Nothing succeeds like excess

A TROUBLED GENIUS: Diego Maradona, who died yesterday at the age of 60, inspired Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup, a success that came after an unhappy two years in Barcelona and before a glorious seven-year spell at Napoli, a club where he was regarded as a God.
For many, the defining account of the South American’s life is the riveting documentary released last year by Asif Kapadia, the modern chronicler of tragic fame (Senna, Amy Winehouse, Maradona) which opens with a sequence showing cars hurtling through Neapolitan streets on their way to the Stadio San Paolo in July 1984 for the unveiling of their capture from the Nou Camp.