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Napoli mull renaming stadium after club legend Maradona

In this file photo taken on February 26, 2013 football legend Argentinian Diego Maradona holds a SSC Napoli number 10 jersey during a press conference in Naples. Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona passed away on November 25, 2020.

Photo credit: Carlo Hermann | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The stadium on Wednesday was illuminated in honour of the former Napoli player who died of a heart attack at age 60, as fans gathered outside to mourn
  • Maradona led Napoli to their only two league titles in 1987 and 1990, becoming a legend in the working-class city, where fans on Wednesday poured into the streets after hearing of his death
  • The president and owner of Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis, told RMC radio "it could be an idea" to name the stadium San Paolo-Maradona

Naples, Italy 

The mayor of Naples proposed on Wednesday that the Stadio San Paolo be renamed in honour of the city's beloved Argentine footballer, Diego Maradona.

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