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Probable line-ups: Napoli-Rijeka
Probable line-ups: Napoli-Rijeka
It’s uncertain if Lorenzo Insigne will lead the attack when Napoli host HNK Rijeka at the San Paolo, but Andrea Petagna seems set to start. The match kicks off at 20.00 UK time at the San Paolo. The stadium likely to be renamed Stadio San Paolo-Maradona will host Rijeka in the first match after the […]
Maradona dead: newspapers headlines
Maradona dead: newspapers headlines
Napoli legend Diego Maradona died on Wednesday aged 60. The image of the 1986 World Cup winner is on the front pages of every single paper in the world. People in Argentina and in Naples have gathered to pay tribute to one of the best footballers of all time, surely the most important player in […]
ADL was ‘working on a TV series about Maradona’
ADL was ‘working on a TV series about Maradona’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis revealed he has been working on a TV series about Diego Maradona’s time at the Partenopei. It was confirmed yesterday that Diego Armando Maradona suffered a cardiac arrest and died aged 60. The Napoli legend, widely considered to be perhaps the greatest football player who ever lived, reached his peak […]
CL: Atalanta conquer Anfield
CL: Atalanta conquer Anfield
Atalanta took revenge for their home defeat by earning an historic and fully-deserved 2-0 victory at Anfield, beating Liverpool with Josip Ilicic and Robin Gosens goals. Follow all the action as it happens from this game and Inter-Real Madrid on the LIVEBLOG. La Dea were still smarting after the 5-0 Bergamo drubbing and had stuttered […]
CL: Inter see red with Real Madrid
CL: Inter see red with Real Madrid
Inter’s Champions League dreams are in tatters after a 2-0 home defeat to Real Madrid, as Arturo Vidal was sent off for dissent in the first half. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. The group was extremely tight going in, as the Nerazzurri had just two points, […]
How Naples reacted to Maradona’s death: pics and videos
How Naples reacted to Maradona’s death: pics and videos
Napoli fans are mourning Diego Maradona’s death leaving flowers and Azzurri’s scarves outside the San Paolo stadium. The Napoli legend died today aged 60, following a cardiac arrest. Maradona played for Napoli from 1984 until 1991 and won two Serie A titles and won Coppa Uefa with the Azzurri. He is considered one of the […]
Messi: ‘Maradona doesn’t leave us’
Messi: ‘Maradona doesn’t leave us’
‘Maradona doesn’t leave us, he is eternal’, Leo Messi wrote on Instagram to pay tribute to the Napoli legend who died aged 60. “A very sad day for all Argentines and for football. He leaves us but does not leave, because Diego is eternal,” Messi wrote on Instagram posting several pictures together with Maradona. “I […]
ADL: ‘Can call Napoli stadium after Maradona’
ADL: ‘Can call Napoli stadium after Maradona’
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis admits Napoli stadium could be named after Diego Armando Maradona. The former Azzurri legend died today aged 60 after a cardiac arrest. “I’d like to project Maradona’s face [onto the stadium] during the whole game tomorrow,” De Laurentiis told RMC Sport. Rino Gattuso’s side face Rijeka at the San Paolo […]
Maradona dead, Ferlaino: ‘We can only cry’
Maradona dead, Ferlaino: ‘We can only cry’
Former Napoli president Corrado Ferlaino said ‘Now we can only cry’ after Diego Maradona’s death. The Argentina world cup winner joined the Azzurri in 1984 and played with the Azzurri until 1991. Ferlaino was the president of Napoli at that time. “Maradona meant a lot to Napoli and Naples. As a Neapolitan I can only […]
Insigne’s letter to Maradona
Insigne’s letter to Maradona
Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne bids farewell to Diego Maradona: ‘The greatest of all time, I was lucky enough to meet you.’ The Napoli legend died at 60 following a cardiac arrest. “From the first day you arrived in our beloved Naples, you became a Neapolitan doc. You gave everything for your people, you defended this […]