After Diego Maradona’s tragic death, Naples mayor Luigi De Magistris urged Napoli to rename their stadium after the Argentina legend.
Napoli has been told to rename their stadium (San Paolo) after the late club idol Diego Maradona. Naples mayor Luigi De Magistris thought it would be only right to show the deep respect that the city has for the Argentinian great. Maradona’s shocking news hit all the football fans across the world as he passed away on Wednesday following a heart attack. The 60-year-old was going through a sick-patch since the beginning of November this year.
Football stars from all around honored Maradona with messages flooding social media. But we can only imagine how much sorrow Argentina and his former club Napoli are going through. The Argentine legend starred at Naples from 1884 to 1991. And De Magistris urged his city and the club to pay their respects by renaming the San Paolo stadium after the late Maradona.
“We will name the Stadio San Paolo in honor of Diego Armando Maradona!” the official stated on his official Twitter account on Wednesday.
“Diego Armando Maradona, the greatest footballer of all time, Diego has died.
“He made our people dream, he redeemed Naples with his genius.
“In 2017 Diego became our citizen of honor, Neapolitan and Argentine, you gave us joy and happiness. Naples loves you!”
The legend will stay on forever.
If you may not know, Maradona made his move to Italy in the summer of 1984 after his blazing spell at Barcelona. With 14 Serie A goals during that season, he made an instant impact and Napoli finished eighth in the league. In addition, Maradona went on to win the first-ever Scudetto for Napoli in the 1986-87 season. Napoli repeated the triumph in 1989-90.
The Argentine stayed in south Italy for six campaigns, however, was tested positive for cocaine in his seventh season. And Diego was therefore banned to play football in any country in the world. Nevertheless, the Buenos Aires superstar racked 259 appearances for Napoli, scoring 115 goals. Maradona still remains to be an idol for the new generation of footballers in the city.
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