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At the age of 60, soccer hero Diego Maradona dies too early on Wednesday. In Naples, the city of his former club, there is deep pain.
From 1984 to 1991, Diego Armando Maradona played a total of 259 times for SSC Napoli. With 115 goals, the Argentine shot himself in the hearts of soccer fans around the world during this time. Consequently, the world of football is in mourning for one of its heroes. Tears are particularly numerous in southern Italy.
On Wednesday candles were lit at the foot of Vesuvius. In memory of Diego Maradona, they were burned in streets and squares, in apartments and churches and in front of the San Paolo football stadium, where numerous Napoli fans gathered at night to bid farewell to their saint. They broke out in chants and chants, many of whom could not believe the sad news. «Maradona is like a father, a brother to us, like a member of the family. A part of Napoli died with him ”, explains a passerby.
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“Naples has lost part of its soul today”
Naples also mourns its hero on social networks. “I saw Maradona” emblazoned in large letters on the official channels of the Gli Azzurri. Current and former stars of the club say goodbye to their common idol. “You were my first thought when I signed with Napoli,” Dries Mertens writes on Instagram. «Naples has lost part of its soul today. If my name was next to yours, I apologize. I’ll never be at your level. “
The name of the stadium will be changed
“He was a great leader,” said club legend Gianfranco Zola, who played for the Argentine from 1889 to 1991. Marek Hamsik, a former South Italians midfielder, asked the fans for the “biggest applause in the history of the city.” when Rijeka is invited to the Europa League in San Paolo on Thursday.
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By the way, the Naples stadium shouldn’t be called for much longer. As the club’s boss, Aurelio de Laurentiis, announced on Thursday, he wants to change the name of San Paolo in memory of Diego Maradona. “I think it’s correct to name the San Paolo after you. So you can still be with us, ”the 71-year-old wrote in an open letter to the late soccer legend.
Buenos Aires is also in mourning
There were also large concentrations of people in the Argentine capital on Wednesday. Thousands of people celebrated the deceased soccer star across the city. Never has a single player been as dominant in a major tournament as Maradona at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Virtually solo, he also led a team of moderate talent to the World Cup, the second for the Albiceleste after 1978.
“God needed him more than we did,” one Argentine fan rightly summed up.
Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona dies. Maradona died at the age of 60, as announced by the Argentine Football Association AFA on November 25, 2020. With Maradona we leave one of the most outstanding players the world has seen.
At the 1986 World Cup, Maradona was the big star. A talented footballer and idol of entire generations.
Argentina beat Germany 3-2 in the final: Maradona was the best player of the tournament.
A famous and much discussed scene: Maradona slipped the ball over the side of England goalkeeper Peter Shilton to make it 1-0 at the net in the quarterfinals against England in jump. The hour of the birth of the “hand of God”.
Not only genius, but also madness was a faithful companion of Maradona.
At some world championships (here in Russia in 2018) he focused on him. Here enlightened like a saint.
Or at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Maradona coached his only true successor as national coach: Lionel Messi. It was not enough for another world title.
Not like any other coach, he was happy with the goals.
And when nothing else helped, the rosary was reached.
From Napoli to Buenos Aires: Maradona has left his mark in many places and is considered a “saint” by many soccer fans. One fan wrote on Wednesday on behalf of so many others: “God is dead.”
Maradona was not averse to fancy meals his entire life.
A more recent photo of Maradona in February 2020.
Soccer legend Diego Maradona († 60) dies
Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona dies. Maradona died at the age of 60, as announced by the Argentine Football Association AFA on November 25, 2020. With Maradona we leave one of the most outstanding players the world has seen.
At the 1986 World Cup, Maradona was the big star. A talented footballer and idol of entire generations.
Argentina beat Germany 3-2 in the final: Maradona was the best player of the tournament.
A famous and much discussed scene: Maradona slots the ball into the flank on English goalkeeper Peter Shilton to make it 1-0 at the net in the quarterfinals against England in jump. The hour of the birth of the “hand of God”.
Not only genius, but also madness was a faithful companion of Maradona.
At some world championships (here in Russia in 2018) he focused on him. Here enlightened like a saint.
Or at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Maradona coached his only true successor as national coach: Lionel Messi. It was not enough for another world title.
Not like any other coach, he was happy with the goals.
And when nothing else helped, the rosary was reached.
From Napoli to Buenos Aires: Maradona has left his mark in many places and is considered a “saint” by many soccer fans. One fan wrote Wednesday on behalf of so many others: “God is dead.”
Maradona was not averse to fancy meals his entire life.
A more recent photo of Maradona in February 2020.
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