Dorados head coach Diego Maradona, center, speaks by a walkie talkie during the final leg of Mexico's second division soccer league against Atletico San Luis, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Manager Diego Maradona confronted opposition fans after his Dorados team lost to Atletico San Luis 4-2 in the second leg of the Mexico second-division final.
Dorados of Sinaloa won the first leg 1-0, and saw a 2-0 lead slip away on Sunday after an own-goal.
Maradona used a walkie-talkie while watching the final from the stands because he'd been banned from the touchline during the first leg for arguing. Local media on Monday published videos of an infuriated Maradona hurling unprintable Mexican and Argentine insults, and trying to punch someone apparently while leaving the stadium in the north-central city of San Luis Potosi.
The Argentine great took over as coach in September, when Culiacan-based Dorados was at the bottom of the standings with just three points after six rounds.
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Dorados head coach Diego Maradona, left center, watches the final leg of Mexico's second division soccer league against Atletico San Luis, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. Atletico San Luis beat Dorados 4-2 in the match, giving the aggregate series a 4-3 and is the champion of the second division. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Dorados head coach Diego Maradona, center, celebrates the second goal of his team against Atletico San Luis during the final leg of Mexico's second division soccer league in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. Maradona was sent off the field during the first leg of the final after receiving a red card. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Dorados head coach Diego Maradona, center, shouts against Atletico San Luis' fans during the final leg of Mexico's second division soccer league in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. Atletico San Luis beat Dorados 4-2 in the match, giving the aggregate series a 4-3 and is the champion of the Mexican second division(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Dorados head coach Diego Maradona, center, reacts after a goal scores by Atletico San Luis during the final leg of Mexico's second division soccer league in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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A fan holding an Argentina national soccer team jersey, left, asks for an autograph to Dorados head coach Diego Maradona, sits at center, prior to the final leg of Mexico's second division soccer league against Atletico San Luis, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. Maradona was sent off the field during the first leg of the final after receiving a red card. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Dorados head coach Diego Maradona, left center, talks with a man prior to the final leg of Mexico's second division soccer league against Atletico San Luis in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. Maradona was sent off the field during the first leg of the final after receiving a red card. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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