“The stadium will have his name”

Maradona’s death despairs Naples, his second city after Lanús, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. The city, Naples, in which he won two league titles, the first (and the only one so far) in the club’s history. “Is dead Diego Armando Maradona, the best footballer of all time. Diego made our people dream, he redeemed Naples with his genius. In 2017 he became our honorary citizen. Diego, Neapolitan and Argentine, you have given us joy and happiness! Naples loves you! ». Thus, in a tweet the mayor of Naples, Luigi de Magistris who proclaimed the city in mourning and who proposed: “Let us put his name to the San Paolo stadium”.

L’Ssc Naples: «Forever in the heart, hello Diego». The Neapolitan club has decided to change the logo on the social networks in which it is intervening to accompany the death of its most representative player.

Always in our hearts 💙

Hi Diego pic.twitter.com/I2gTWqdtdB

– Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) November 25, 2020

Fans sing in front of the murals

More and more fans have gathered in front of the murals in the Spanish Quarter to sing “their” song: “Mamma mamma hits my heart, I saw Maradona, I saw Maradona and I’m in love …”.

From the great mural in the Quartieri Spagnoli to the most recent portrait of Jorit in San Giovanni a Teduccio, and obviously the San Paolo stadium, which was his home from 1984 to 1991. Naples pierced by the news of the death of Diego Armando Maradona has chosen these three symbolic places to remember the Argentine champion, who with the blue shirt and the captain’s armband won two Scudetti, an Italian Cup, a UEFA Cup and an Italian Super Cup. On the outskirts of Turn B, the sector of the San Paolo de Fuorigrotta stadium historically reserved for the hottest fans, a banner was displayed that had already appeared in the city on October 30, the day of Maradona’s sixtieth birthday: «O re immortale , il your banner will never stop waving ». Some gathered in the square to remember Maradona together, as was done in the heart of the Spanish Quarter, the city’s popular soul: here, at the end of the 80s, the façade of a building in via Emanuele De Deo was built a huge A mural of Maradona with a light blue jersey and a shield on his chest, recently restored, and here are the first fans when they hear the news, amid tears, chants and smoke bombs. The same choirs and smoke bombs appeared in via Taverna del Ferro, in the San Giovanni a Teduccio neighborhood, eastern part of the city, where the street artist Jorit has recently created another portrait of Maradona: here too dozens of fans gathered to greet ideal in the Pibe de Oro.

Vincenzo De Luca

«Unique, unrepeatable genius, the greatest of all, the most beloved of all. A great footballer, a great athlete who, before the whole world, fell in love with Naples with enthusiasm and without hypocrisy, knew how to discover and interpret his soul ». Thus, in a post on Facebook, the Governor of Campania, Vincenzo De Luca. “He helped rekindle his pride, uniting generations that have known how to love, understand and even forgive him,” he added, posting a photo of him and Maradona shaking hands.

Mourning Naples

Naples mourns the death of Diego Armando Maradona. The news, which many still find it hard to believe, has bounced off mobile phones. In the center, in Piazza Municipio, a single voice: “It was the greatest of all.” Even in Fuorigrotta, where the San Paolo, its temple of football is located, there are those who are moved. Immediately the memories of his extraordinary plays. And a woman, “this 2020 is really the worst year.”

The cloistered nuns

The cloistered nuns of Naples will celebrate a mass in memory of Maradona.

Luciano Moggi

«Difficult to comment. For those who have not met him, I can say that he was an exceptional person. He had problems that everyone knows about, but it doesn’t matter. I loved him, impossible not to love him. It’s easy to talk when someone dies, I lived with that for many years together and it really was number one. He knew how to give himself everything to others. I am shocked. “Thus, for the Adnkronos of Luciano Moggi after the news of Maradona’s death. Moggi, along with “El Diez”, won the Uefa Cup in 1989, the Scudetto and the Italian Super Cup in 1990 as coach of Napoli.

Corrado ferlaino

I’m devastated, I’m so sorry. Maradona has given Napoli a lot, even to me from a certain point of view. I have no words, I don’t know what to say. I went to visit him in Argentina when he was ill, he was ill several times but always waited for a crisis. It came suddenly. The newspapers said he was better. I am a Neapolitan and like all Neapolitans we are very excited, we cry, because it was a lot for Napoli and for Napoli ». Thus the former president of Napoli Corrado Ferlaino, remembers Diego Maradona, who died today. “Maradona was a champion, a genius, and geniuses cannot be asked to be ordinary men too,” Ferlaino added to the Sky Sport microphones. Maradona was not an ordinary man, because he was not an ordinary player. He had great responsibilities and perhaps he could not fulfill them, he suffered them. In Naples he gave two scudetti. I don’t know if Napoli will continue to win scudettos, but so far they have won the only two won during the Maradona years.

Lorenzo Insigne

«From the first day you arrived in our beloved Naples, you became a true Neapolitan. You gave everything for your people, you defended this land, you loved it. You have given us joy, smiles, trophies, love. So Lorenzo Insigne on Facebook talking about Diego Armando Maradona. “I grew up listening to my family’s stories about your exploits, watching and reviewing your endless games. You were the greatest player in history, you were our Diego – writes the captain of Napoli. I was lucky to meet you, talk to you, meet you and I do not deny that my legs were shaking. For me you have always had beautiful words, words of comfort that I can never forget and that I will keep forever within me. As a fan, as a Neapolitan, as a soccer player: Thanks for everything D10S. We will love you forever, “concludes Insigne.

Vittorio Sgarbi

“Maradona was for football what Caravaggio was for art: unattainable.” So in a Facebook post from the art critic Vittorio Sgarbi.

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