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Rome (AFP)
Napoli’s stadium has been renamed in honor of Diego Maradona in memory of the late Argentine who led the club to two Italian league titles, the Naples city council said on Friday.
City authorities and the club president had proposed renaming the San Paolo stadium within hours of Maradona’s death on November 25.
“The decree was signed by the entire city council,” the city government said in a statement.
The statement hailed Maradona as “the greatest footballer of all time who, with his immense talent and magic, honored the Naples jersey for seven years, offering him two Italian Leagues and other prestigious trophies, and receiving, in exchange, the eternal e unconditional”. love of the whole city. “
Napoli’s next home game will be next Thursday in the Europa League against Real Sociedad.
Napoli have already paid tribute to Maradona, who played for the club from 1984 to 1991, in two home games.
The players wore their number ten for a minute of silence in a Europa League game the day after Maradona’s death. In Sunday’s Serie A against Roma, the team played with a jersey reminiscent of the Argentine colors, designed in homage to Maradona.
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