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All the players on the Napoli team stepped onto the pitch wearing number 10 jerseys to pay tribute to club legend Diego Maradona on Thursday November. 26th.
This game was the Italian team’s first since Maradona’s death at the age of 60 on Wednesday.
Captain Lorenzo Insigne led the honors along with fans who had gathered in front of the San Paolo stadium before the game.
The entire team then wore black armbands and Maradona’s legendary jersey during the team presentation and the minute’s silence.
They were standing under a photo of Maradona projected onto a large screen in an empty stadium with no spectators.
The Argentine led Napoli to league titles in 1987 and 1990 and to the UEFA Cup in 1989.
The Europa League game against Rijeka, like all games in Italy, took place behind closed doors because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fans made their way to the San Paolo Stadium all day, which could soon be renamed in honor of Maradona.
A plaque in front of the stadium gates read « Diego Armando Maradona Stadium » with the face of the Argentine hero.
Maradona played seven seasons with Napoli between 1984 and 1991 and made a name for himself with the Neapolitans.
Blue and white scarves, flowers, photos of Maradona and shirts with the number 10 were left in memory of the player.
An hour before kick-off, several hundred fans were singing in front of the stadium.
« I believe it is right to baptize San Paolo with your name so that you can still be with us, » wrote club president Aurelio de Laurentiis on the club’s website.
Maradona will receive a state funeral in Argentina that declares three days of national mourning.
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