Antonio Conte, Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo and membership President Aurelio De Laurentiis had been all to pay tribute to the late, nice Diego Maradona, who sadly right now.
The Napoli legend, after whom the membership’s stadium is now named, handed away on November 25, 2020 after affected by a cardiac arrest.
Napoli leaders pay tribute to Maradona
Conte, Di Lorenzo and De Laurentiis had been all in attendance on the foot of Maradona’s mural in Naples to put a wreath of flowers and pay their respect to one among soccer’s undisputed all-time greats.
The Argentine performed extra matches for Napoli than for every other membership in his profession, scoring 81 objectives from 181 league appearances throughout a six-year spell. The Partenopei received the Scudetto twice with Maradona, as soon as in 1986-87 and once more in 1989-90, in addition to a Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana and UEFA Cup title.
It took Napoli over 30 years to win their subsequent league title after Maradona’s departure, which got here underneath Luciano Spalletti’s reign in 2022-23.
Napoli at present prepared the ground in Serie A in 2024-25, main all of Atalanta, Fiorentina, Inter and Lazio by one-point, and Juventus by two.
