The 2021 Maradona Cup was the friendly club football cup organized to honour the late Argentine footballer Diego Armando Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.

[1][2][3][4] The match was played at Mrsool Park in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia, on 14 December 2021,[5][6][7][8][9] and was contested by FC Barcelona from Spain and Boca Juniors from Argentina, two clubs that Maradona played for during his career.

[10] Maradona played for Boca Juniors after being traded from Argentinos Juniors in 1981,[11][12] winning the 1981 Metropolitano championship and leaving the next season to then return in 1995 until his official retirement in 1997.

On the other hand, Barcelona were the first European club Maradona played for after his first period at Boca Juniors.

[13] After the match ended in a 1–1 draw with goals from Ferran Jutglà and Exequiel Zeballos, Boca Juniors defeated Barcelona 4–2 on penalties to win the cup.