Lanús Partido is a province just south of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. The province’s capital is the city of Lanús. Lanús is a city of around only 212,000, yet it has produced some of the greatest talent Major League Soccer — and the world — has ever seen.
The majority of Americans have probably never heard of Lanús. If they have, it’s probably because of one man: The late Diego Armando Maradona. Maradona was born in Lanús.
If Maradona’s birthplace does not ring a bell to Americans, it should at least sound a little familiar to fans of the Portland Timbers.