PHOTOS: Napoli followers take to streets to honor late idol Diego Maradona as membership to contemplate renaming stadium

Serie A membership Napoli will contemplate renaming their San Paolo Stadium house in honor of Diego Maradona, after the Argentina icon and former Napoli hero died on the age of 60.

Maradona led Napoli right into a golden period within the membership’s historical past when he arrived in southern Italy in 1984, following a turbulent two-year spell in Barcelona.

The Argentine went on to turn out to be a legend on the unfancied Italian membership because the driving pressure behind a primary Scudetto in 1987, a feat they repeated in 1990. 

Maradona additionally received the 1989 UEFA Cup throughout his time in Italy, in addition to a Coppa Italia in 1987 and Supercoppa Italia in 1990. 

The mercurial playmaker left Napoli in 1991 after a collection of scandals lastly caught up with him, however stays worshipped within the metropolis. 

Testomony to that was the assertion by Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis that the membership would contemplate renaming the stadium within the late icon’s honor.

Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis to RMC Data: “We are able to contemplate the concept of calling our stadium San Paolo-Diego Armando Maradona”. 🔵🏟@mohamedbouhafsi

5/7/1984, Diego’s first time at San Paolo.

Think about this stadium together with his identify.#D10S pic.twitter.com/BepFdfXKWY

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 25, 2020

It was later reported that town’s mayor, Luigi De Magistris, had urged the membership to go forward with the step. 

Earlier, a Napoli spokesperson had stated there was a sense of shock and numbness on the membership on the lack of one among their most beloved adopted sons.

“We’re in mourning,” stated membership official Nicola Lombardo. “We really feel like a boxer who has been knocked out. We’re in shock.”

Per Sempre 💙
Ciao Diego pic.twitter.com/LzppqlBqLV

— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) November 25, 2020

In Napoli, heartbroken followers took to the streets to carry vigils in Maradona’s honor, whereas UEFA introduced there can be a minute’s silence on the subsequent spherical of Champions League and Europa League matches. 

In the meantime in Naples 💙

(through @TyCSports)pic.twitter.com/2JjsjfGIa5

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 25, 2020

Maradona died abruptly at his house in Tigre, simply north of Buenos Aires, on Wednesday after struggling a cardiac arrest. 

He had just lately been discharged from hospital after present process mind surgical procedure to have a blood clot eliminated. 

After the information of his demise broke, tributes poured in from the footballing world and much past. 

Three days of mourning have been declared in Argentina. 

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