Fate has reserved a table for the Royal Society at a posh meeting. The day that Napoli debuts the new name of its field, in honor of Diego
Armando
MaradonaThe txuri urdin club will be there to experience it. On site. As a visitor to an opening with tons of history.
Thursday, December 10th, is a day to dress to the nines. The afternoon in Naples will be a gala. Wherever they mourn the death of the idol to whom they swore eternal love, the stadium that until now was San Paolo will be called, from the Naples match against Real, Stadio Diego
Armando
Maradona. The chosen date coincides with the closing of Group F of the Europa League. If the Neapolitan 4-0 to Rome closed a cycle, the visit of the Royal is a symbolic opening to the era after Maradona. Even if it is from the point of view of this tribute to the Argentine.
“He made our people dream”
The mayor of the city, Luigi de Magistris, agreed on Wednesday to rename the Partenopean stadium. The declaration lived up to the significance of the moment. And, in the purest Italian, it was a hymn to expressiveness. “We renamed the San Paolo Stadium in honor of Diego
Armando
Maradona!!! ”. The first mayor's announcement on his personal social media accounts was surrounded by three exclamation points. As if it were a historical manifesto of maximum relevance.
No less heartfelt were the reactions of the highest representative of Naples once the Argentine flame had burned: “He died Diego
Armando
Maradona, the best footballer of all time. Diego made our people dream, he redeemed Napoli with his genius. In 2017 he became our honorary citizen. Diego, Neapolitan and Argentine, you gave us joy and happiness ”. Maradona he topped Napoli between 1984 and 1990, winning two Scudettos, an Italian Cup, a Super Cup and a UEFA Cup.