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The Italian team have now achieved consecutive wins without conceding a goal since the passing of their club legend
Napoli’s captain Lorenzo Insigne said Diego Maradona’s death hurts as the city suffers after the Serie A team donned Argentina-style jerseys to honor the great club in their 4-0 win against the Rome.
Maradona, arguably the greatest soccer player in history who led Napoli to their only honors at the Scudetto in 1987 and 1990, died of natural causes at the age of 60 on Wednesday.
After beating Rijeka in the Europa League on Thursday, Napoli played their first Serie A match since Maradona passed away on Sunday and it was an emotional occasion at Stadio San Paolo.
Napoli sported a Maradona-themed jersey, which consisted of light blue and white stripes instead of the iconic all-blue jersey and it proved to be an inspiring strip as Partenopei equaled their biggest margin of victory against Roma in Serie A, after having also defeated the capital. club 4-0 in 1980 and 1971.
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Born and raised in Naples, Insigne opened the scoring with a free kick at the half hour mark before reaching for a Maradona jersey and kissing her as he celebrated.
Fabián Ruiz, Napoli Dries Mertens’ all-time top scorer, and Matteo Politano were also right.
“The atmosphere certainly gave us additional motivation, as we wanted to pay tribute to our idol,” he told Sky Insigne, the only player since 2012-13 to score at least one goal and assist at least one in each of the latter. nine seasons. Sport Italia.
“It hurts and we care more than ever tonight to do a great performance for him and for the city that is suffering.”
Napoli rose to fifth in Serie A, six points behind undefeated leaders AC Milan.
Gennaro Gattuso also claimed the 50th victory of his career as head coach in the Italian top flight, while also becoming the first Napoli manager to win their first two Serie A games against Roma.
“There is a feeling of sadness, but right now I think the city should also show common sense,” Gattuso said. “I see a lot of people walking around without masks.
“Maradona is a legend, everyone knows it, and I understand the desire to express that affection, but I hope that from tomorrow the city will be sensible again, or we will pay all the consequences later.”
