Their love story starts off quite romantically. Maradona met Villafane when she was just 17 years old, and the couple tied the knot in 1989 (via Meaww). Also from Buenos Aires, Villafane was a TV personality and producer, perhaps best known for her appearances in Muñeca brava, MasterChef Celebrity Argentina, and Maradona by Kusturica . The couple had two children together, but sadly decided to separate in 2003 after 17 years of marriage. However, Villafane and Maradona traveled to Naples together in 2005 and were also spotted together at the 2006 World Cup. While they — and perhaps the world — might have believed that their relationship could go on as normal after the divorce, this proved to be untrue (via The Sun).

In 2015, Maradona accused his ex for fraud over $6 million that went missing from his bank accounts, subsequently leading to her very public denouncement of him. It was later discovered that Villafane had $3 million stashed in a bank in Uruguay, which had not been declared to authorities. She also owned three apartments in Miami that were each worth $2 million, which further suggested her fraudulence (via CNM Sports).