MADRID (AP) – Police were called to investigate an altercation involving Diego Maradona and his girlfriend at a hotel in Madrid, authorities said Wednesday.
Officers were dispatched after a call from the hotel, but found no evidence of any serious disturbance after talking to Maradona and his girlfriend, Rocio Oliva. They said neither Maradona nor Oliva showed signs of having been involved in a confrontation, and neither wanted to make a formal complaint.
“I want to inform that I am in Madrid enjoying my family, and waiting for Napoli to play in the Champions League,” Maradona said in a statement posted on his Facebook account. “My lawyer Matias Morla contacted the Spanish authorities. There are no complaints and nobody was able to explain to me the reason for this media show. I’m having a great time, let them tell their stories.”
The 56-year-old Maradona is in the Spanish capital with his girlfriend to watch former club Napoli play Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League. He is a guest of Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis and is expected to give a pep talk to the players ahead of Wednesday’s match.
Napoli’s players are staying at the same hotel as Maradona.