And The Monument Shall Be Installed...

As we reported in a September post, a group of four Maradona fanatics (and members of the church founded in his name) from Mar del Plata have ginned up a huge sculpture of "The 10" that was to be installed wherever he saw fit. Well, the man himself has let his wishes be known: at La bombonera, for all the world to see. And it will last, like the pyramids of Egypt. As the creators write (and let me tell you how glad I am that I'm on the mailing list):

Este Maradona, con la base que lo sostiene, posee más de tres metros de altura, pesa 300 kg y está íntegramente realizado en fibro cemento, con terminación símil bronce y protegido con técnicas de conservación para que la obra no sufra el paso del tiempo.

No word on whether Maradona himself will continue to suffer the passage of time. (The monument goes up October 30.)