Diego Maradona's modest, first home in La Paternal

Not long after turning 16 he moved out and rented a small apartment where he would live for the next two years.

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In 1978, Argentina Juniors bought Maradona a house of his own, in La Paternal - a neighbourhood in north east Buenos Aires.

In 1978, Argentina Juniors bought Maradona a house of his own, in La Paternal - a neighbourhood in north east Buenos Aires.

In 1978, Argentina Juniors bought Maradona a house of his own, in La Paternal - a neighbourhood in north east Buenos Aires.

Maradona's old bedroom in his first house in La Paternal, Buenos Aires

Maradona's old bedroom in his first house in La Paternal, Buenos Aires

Diego Armando Maradona's Puma boots, in his first house in La Paternal, Buenos Aires

The hallway in Diego Armando Maradona's first house in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, which is now a museum run by Alberto Pérez, an ex-manager of Argentina Juniors.

The kitchen, with the original table, in Diego Armando Maradona's first house in La Paternal, Buenos Aires.

The kitchen, with the original table, in Diego Armando Maradona's first house in La Paternal, Buenos Aires.

Diego Armando Maradona's first house in La Paternal, Buenos Aires was just a short walk from Argentinos Juniors' stadium.

Years later, Maradona recalled that this first house in La Paternal, "was like a palace" compared to his childhood home in Villa Fiorito .

Maradona lived in the house until 1980 when he could afford to upgarde to a mansion in Villa Devoto - a tree-lined residential area on the other side of town.

Interior de la primera casa de Diego Armando Maradona.

Maradona's contract with Argentinos Juniors.