Diego Maradona's children have petitioned the Argentine courts to relocate their father's remains to a more secure location, suggesting a mausoleum where fans can pay tribute.
Currently, Maradona rests in a private cemetery near Buenos Aires, inaccessible to the public.
The mausoleum, named "Memorial del Diez," is situated behind the Casa Rosada, the seat of the executive branch of the Argentine government, and will be open to the public, Veronica Ojeda, mother of Maradona's youngest son, told local media.
"All the heirs request by common agreement to authorize the transfer to his next destination of eternal rest ... in a much safer place than the current one," said the note presented to the court, signed by Dalma and Gianinna Maradona, and Ojeda on behalf of Diego Maradona Jr.
"So that all the Argentine people and the citizens of the world can pay homage to our father who was the greatest Argentine idol."
The relocation is scheduled for around Oct. 30, the birth date of the 1986 World Cup winner with Argentina, one of the family's lawyers told reporters.
Maradona died at age 60 in November 2020 from a heart attack. Fans of Napoli and of the Argentine national team worshipped him as the "god of football."
