Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona scored a litigation victory in a Miami-Dade courtroom, when an appellate panel ruled his case against ex-wife Claudia Rosana Villafane can be tried in Miami.

Maradona, nicknamed “the Hand of God,” for his stunning goal during the 1986 World Cup, accuses his former spouse of fraud, conversion and unjust enrichment. He claimed Villafane secretly used his money to buy and sell six Miami Beach condos, which she failed to declare when the former high-school sweethearts divided their assets during what was originally an amicable divorce.

“His wife at the time betrayed his trust,” said Maradona's lawyer, Eduardo F. Rodriguez of EFR Law Firm in Palmetto Bay. “He was a very trusting guy and allowed her to manage their finances when they were married, and she took advantage of that.”