Napoli will arrive at their stadium this Thursday to face Barcelona for a place in the Europa League Round of 16 aboard a bus dedicated to Argentine legend Diego Armando Maradona, which now gives its name to the city’s coliseum Neapolitan.
“I will be with you”. That is the phrase that can be read on the side of a completely blue bus that pays tribute to ‘Pelusa’, with iconic photos of the Argentine star’s career, before such an important date as Naples-Barcelona, two teams in which he played Maradona.
Images of the historic ’10’ with the Napoli shirt and the city behind him extol the figure of a footballer who managed to lead the southern Italian team to the highest and quickly became a legend.
Napoli coach, Luciano Spaletti, assured in the press conference prior to the clash that Maradona will be on the ‘partenopei’ side and that they can be a team “worthy” of the Argentine.
This Thursday, in search of a passport to the round of 16 of the Europa League, a special match will be played at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, which will have very present the figure of ‘El Diego’, who died on 25 November 2020.