"For us, as for the Argentines, Maradona is quite simply a god," explains Salvatore Esposito, a famous Neapolitan actor best known for the hit television series Gomorrah. Usually the "N" is white, although it has occasionally been gold. There is probably no more beautiful love than the one that unites Napoli and Diego Maradona forever. [15] Napoli came very close to winning the league in 1967–68, finishing just behind Milan in second place. The Answer Is in the Cup". [19] However, in the years leading up to World War II, Napoli went into decline, only surviving relegation in 1939–40 by goal average. It was a time for tears, and the Neapolitans needed to take comfort together. [55] The record for most goals in a single league season belongs to Gonzalo Higuaín, with 36 in the 2015–16 Serie A. During the same season, Napoli finished second in Serie A, just two points behind champions Juventus. The record for most goals in the league (also including the Divisione Nazionale tournaments) belongs to Attila Sallustro, with 106 goals,[55] while the highest scorer in Serie A is Antonio Vojak with 102 goals. In the evening, when there was the anthem of the Champions League, hearing 80,000 people whistling us I realized what a mess we were in! VS. The club won their only two Serie A titles and their only major European trophy -- the UEFA Cup -- while he was there, but there was far more to it than those bare statistics. Yes, Diego Maradona was dead. October 17, 2020. [80] They have continued to be profitable since returning to Serie A. [15] Under the coaching of former player Luís Vinício, this gained them entry into the early UEFA Cup competitions. From 1984 to 1991, Maradona awakened an entire city with his genius, talent and personality as weapons. [24] The club won their second Coppa Italia trophy in 1975–76, eliminating Milan and Fiorentina en route, before beating rivals Hellas Verona 4–0 in the final. [5] In 2018, Forbes estimated the club is the fifth most valuable club in Italy, worth $379 million. [4] Like other top clubs in the country, Napoli's fanbase goes beyond the Italian border; in 2018 the society announced that the team had over 35 million supporters worldwide and 120 million people who liked to watch Napoli matches. If you ever go to Naples, you will certainly come across a lot of people with the first names "Diego" and "Armando". During this period, Napoli won their sole league titles, in 1987 and 1990. Consequently, Parthenope, unable to live with the rejection of her love, drowned herself and her body was washed up upon the shore of Naples.[69]. [2], Because a mainland Southern Italian team had never won the league before, this turned Maradona into a cultural, social and borderline religious icon[26] for Neapolitans, which stretched beyond the realms of just football. However, Napoli were entered into the UEFA Cup for 1988–89 and won their first major European title. Thanks to Article 52 of N.O.I.F., the sports title was transferred to Napoli Soccer (later the new Napoli) in the same year, while the old Napoli was liquidated. Sports; Serie A: Naples revives by correcting Atalanta – foot – ITA. Under his guise, the club has stabilized, which has led to renewed on-field success, winning the 2012, 2014, and 2020 Coppa Italia titles. [2] After just one season in Serie B, they were promoted to the top division, along with fellow "sleeping giants" Genoa. [39] They finished the 2013–14 season by winning the 2014 Coppa Italia Final, their fifth title in the tournament, with a 3–1 win against Fiorentina,[40] as well as qualifying for the Champions League, but missed on playing at group stage as they lost to Athletic Bilbao in play-off round. Answer 1 of 5: Hi, we'd like to watch the matches between napoli and udinese on the 17th april at napoli stadium. Italian Serie A Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy 12/05/21 Wed 21:00. [15] This included two third-place finishes during the 1932–33 and 1933–34 seasons,[15] with added notables such as Antonio Vojak, Arnaldo Sentimenti and Carlo Buscaglia. [34] The following season, they secured promotion to Serie B and De Laurentiis brought back the club's history, restoring its name to Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli in May 2006. Download this stock image: Naples, Campania, Italy. Serie A Tips: Naples in the spotlight and Udinese to frustrate Lazio. [36] Napoli finished third in the 2010–11 season, qualifying directly to the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. When Diego and his band of battered Argentinians arrived in Naples, after the Cameroon humiliation in Milan, they were on home ground. [18] During Garbutt's six-year stint, the club would be dramatically transformed, frequently finishing in the top half of the table. [15], Napoli lost a closely contested relegation battle at the end of 1942 and were relegated to Serie B. In the morning we went to the San Paolo to warm up, Carlos (Tevez) was telling me about this stadium, but I've played for Barça so I said to myself, it can't be that big of a deal! In order, the last players to wear number 10 were Fausto Pizzi (1995–1996), Beto (in 1996–1997), Igor Protti in 1997–1998 was the last player to play and score a goal with the number 10 shirt in Serie A and Claudio Bellucci in 1998–1999 and 1999–2000 in Serie B. Karl Corneliusson wore the number 10 shirt in 2004-2005 in Serie C. In Serie C the starting players had to wear shirts with the number 1-11, However, for regulatory reasons, the number was reissued on blue shirts 2004 to 2006 Serie C1, a tournament where there is the old numbering from 1 to 11. [47], In December 2020, Napoli renamed San Paolo after Diego Maradona, after the passing away of the club icon.[48]. "No one in the world has ever had to put up with that, not the politicians, not the actors ... everywhere he went, he was pressed by public opinion, by supporters, by people who did not know football. Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli (pronounced [ˈnaːpoli]), is an Italian professional football club based in Naples, Campania that plays in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. When we talk about Maradona, everything suddenly takes a back seat in the city of Campania. [73] It also has a smaller friendship with the fans of Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv; Napoli gave birth to the name "Napoletani Ultras Plovdiv", which is how the friendship arose. Napoli then saw increased success in the 1980s, after the club acquired Diego Maradona. Their Diego had gone. [51], Napoli has had many managers and trainers, some seasons they have had co-managers running the team. [71], Unlike other Italian cities such as Genoa, Milan, Rome and Turin, Napoli is the only major football club in the city and therefore there is no derby in the strict sense of the term. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. It is almost mystical. The San Paolo is another one of Italy’s great stadiums that is shrouded in nostalgia and drama. Not On Sale. It was originally meant to be derogatory, as the Neapolitan symbol is a rampant black horse,[63] but the club adopted the donkey as a mascot named "'O Ciuccio". [17], Napoli entered the Serie A era under the management of William Garbutt. – Periodo 1904–1926 – La Preistoria", "A short history of Napoli's roots: The Spark of Life", "Il primo, e ancora indimenticato idolo, dei tifosi partenope", "Storia del Napoli: Gli anni venti e trenta", "Coppa Italia champions – Names and Numbers; soccer", "De Laurentiis: "Il mio Napoli tra le grandi, "Juve, addio alla Champions. Maradona, who had spent the previous two years at Barcelona, was ready for a change of scenery and wanted, in his words, “to leave the suffocating atmosphere” of the Catalan city behind. Built after World War II, the stadium was named for St. Paul according to the legend that the apostle docked in the surrounding Fuorigrotta area when he reached current-day Italy. "One day, I was on vacation in the Maldives. Maradona was treated as a deity for the way he led Napoli to its only two Serie A titles — in 1987 and 1990 — and raised the spirits of the southern Italian city, which remains far removed both geographically and socio-economically from the country’s soccer capitals of Milan … [54] This achievement was matched by Edinson Cavani in 2012–13, and Gonzalo Higuaín in 2015–16. [2] However, this was surrounded by less auspicious circumstances as Napoli were awarded two points for a game, when in Bergamo, an Atalanta fan threw a 100 lira coin at Alemão's head. "He was a man with a big heart," adds Esposito. By 2010 the equity was at €25,107,223 and Napoli achieved self-sustainability. Gennaro Gattuso was named head coach the next day. [14] After a poor start, with a sole point in an entire championship,[15] Napoli was readmitted to Serie A's forerunner, the Divizione Nazionale, by the Italian Football Federation ("FIGC"), and began to improve thanks in part to Paraguayan-born Attila Sallustro, who was the first fully fledged hero to the fans. Napoli Diego Maradona shirts: Serie A side play tribute to Argentine club legend . [50], Below is the official presidential history of Napoli, from when Giorgio Ascarelli took over at the club in 1926, until the present day. The team finished second in its group of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, progressing to the round of 16, where they were eliminated by eventual winners Chelsea. He immediately understood what this city was and what it needed. Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli (pronounced ), is an Italian professional football club based in Naples, Campania that plays in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football.The club have won two league titles, six Coppa Italia titles, two Supercoppa Italiana titles, and one UEFA Cup.. The club have won two league titles, six Coppa Italia titles, two Supercoppa Italiana titles, and one UEFA Cup.[2][3]. [61] However, since the 1920s, a singular blue tone has been used in the form of azure. Moreover, in the history of football, no one embodies a single city to the same extent. However, by 1983, they had slipped dramatically and were involved in relegation battles. "Yaya Tourè: "Al San Paolo mi tremavano le gambe, dopo l'inno capii in che guaio ci eravamo messi... 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