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Diego Maradona, Juan Sebastian Veron Argue During Pope Francis' Match for Peace

Argentina legend Diego Maradona was in typically fiery form as he clashed with compatriot Juan Sebastian Veron during Pope Francis' Match for Peace in Rome on Wednesday.

As the star-studded teams left the pitch at half-time at the Stadio Olimpico, Maradona could be seen exchanging words with Veron, and he eventually got so heated he had to be led away from the former Manchester United star, per CrackDeportivo (via La12tuittera):

ud83dudd1fu26bdufe0f Maradona a la Brujita Verón "Yo no te boludeo, yo no te boludeo" La pelea completa
( ud83dudcf9 @crackdeportivo)pic.