Cinderella story ends for legend

Luis Potosí – Diego Maradona’s new club, Dorados, fell just short of winning the Mexican second division final and a shot at promotion over the weekend, abruptly ending the Cinderella story of the Argentine legend’s latest foray into coaching.

Dorados lost the second leg to Atletico San Luis, who pulled off a 4-2 win in extra time at home to win the title series 4-3 on aggregate.

Maradona raised eyebrows when it was announced in September he was taking the job at Dorados, who were then 13th in the 15-team league.

But he answered his critics with an emphatic series of wins, improbably coaching the team to the championship and within spitting distance of promotion.

Maradona, 58, had to watch the match from the stands, after being sent off near the end of Dorados’ first-leg win for his tirade when he thought they should have had a penalty. –

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