Due to difficulty on finding a story with a beginning and an end, the director opted on Naples as being the centrepiece for the film.

[9] During the London Olympics in 2012, producer Paul Martin contacted the director after discovering archival footage but after the release of Senna the idea was pushed back.

[9] In Buenos Aires more archival footage was discovered in the home of Maradona’s ex-wife Claudia in a trunk untouched for 30 years.

[14][15][16] Spirit Entertainment is set to release Diego Maradona on digital, DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on 11 November 2019.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Diego Maradona traces the arc of a standard sports documentary, but illuminates its subject with uncommon clarity and depth.

"[25] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 78 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".