Napoli cries for its champion. He had just turned 60. Mourning in Naples
Neapolitan legend from the 80s, Diego Maradona died this Wednesday (25), aged 60, after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest. Napoli, the club where he played and made history, changed the color of the logo from blue to black as a sign of mourning.
"Forever. Goodbye Diego.” Thus, the Naples, through your profile on Twitter, said goodbye to the captain of a thousand battles, the man who led the Azzurri to victory in two League titles, a UEFA Cup, a Coppa Italia and an Italian Super Cup.
Later, the Naples team posted another tribute again. In bold letters he wrote “I SAW MARADONA…"
“Everyone is waiting for our words, but which of them describe a pain like the one we are experiencing? Moment of tears, and then some words. Rest in peace, Diego“, said the club in an official statement.
"I can't speak, really. I can't express sensible words. I feel a lot of pain, It's shocking news”, said the former Napoli coach, Ottavio Bianchi, to the Tuttomercatoweb microphones. “
Message from the Italian Prime Minister
Even the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte I wanted to salute Diego Armando Maradona. “The whole world mourns the death of Maradona, who with his incomparable talent wrote unforgettable pages in the history of football. Goodbye eternal champion,” he wrote.
minute of silence
A minute of silence held to remember Maradona during the next scheduled Champions League matches and upcoming Serie A matches of the Italian Championship.
About death
Maradona was at his home in Tigre, a city neighboring Buenos Aires.
The information was confirmed by the player's biographer and lawyer.
Maradona's health had already been precarious since the beginning of the month, when he underwent surgery for a subdural hematoma and then, by family and medical decision, he remained hospitalized due to “low spirits, anemia and dehydration” and withdrawal due to addiction to alcohol and drugs.
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