Diego Maradona steals the headlines at the match for peace with the winning goal and ironically an angry altercation (VIDEO)

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Things are rarely dull where Diego Maradona is concerned and in Colombia for the Partido por la Paz, the legendary number ten did not disappoint. The star attraction for the charity game in Bogotá, Maradona lined up with Colombian stars Mauricio Serna and Faustino Asprilla and Paraguayan Roberto Cabañas but there was only man that people were talking about after the match. A particularly bloated looking Maradona scored the decisive goal after being gifted a penalty. Perhaps this was in his contract but as the Argentine trundled into the penalty area he eventually collapsed and was generously awarded a spotkick. The 54-year-old converted the penalty to seal a 2-1 win for his side but made further headlines after the match. Angered by people who had entered the pitch to get close to the star, Maradona swiped at cameras and kicked out at people according to the reports. A fitting way to end a match promoting peace.

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