THE FOOTBALL LEGEND
THE HAND OF GOD
THE KING
DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA
As the world mourns following the death of football icon Diego Armando Maradona from heart failure,
for one city in Italy his passing takes on another meaning.
Last Wednesday 25th November 2020, as Neapolitans saw it, it was not only the greatest football player of all time who had died.
In fact, a clear demonstration of the affection and respect for the Argentine champion was thousands of mourners who took to the streets just minutes after the death was announced,
to commemorate their adopted king of Naples.
Fans flocked from the Quartieri Spagnoli to the immense Piazza del Plebiscito
and to the stadium Stadio San Paolo – to the Curva B entrance…
which has become an open-air shrine adorned with flowers, candles, scarves, T-shirts, posters, photographs, written tributes and dedications…
