At this time, the camera also showed a close-up of the VIP box at the Sao Paulo Stadium. Maradona appeared in the camera with a serious expression, seemingly worried about Naples' performance.
As the people of Naples proudly said, in Maradona's heart, Naples will always have the most sacred position, just as they deeply love and worship Maradona.
The city of Naples is located in southern Italy. It is the capital of the Campania region and the province of Naples. It is the third largest city in Italy after Milan and Rome. In addition to having sunshine and beaches, this city in southern Italy has
In addition to the beautiful natural scenery and long history such as sea water and Mount Vesuvius, there is also a football legend. He is Maradona. The legendary story between the football king and this southern city is not only deeply imprinted in the
In the hearts of fans who experienced that glorious period.
The Naples club was founded in 1927. Before the arrival of Maradona, except for the two Italian Cup championships in 1962 and 1976, Naples had no other achievements worth showing off. Once, Naples was just a player in the Italian arena.
An insignificant role. However, the arrival of Maradona in 1984 completely changed everything.
In June 1984, Naples brought Argentinian superstar Maradona from Barcelona for a sky-high price of US$4 million. US$4 million may seem like a small amount today, but at the time it was a sky-high price that was beyond people's reach. Naples
The fans did not expect that Maradona would actually come to them. On July 5 of that year, tens of thousands of fans flocked to the Sao Paulo Stadium in Naples to attend Maradona's meeting with the fans. This meeting,
It is destined to be an unforgettable experience for all who experience it.
The arrival of Maradona completely changed Naples' status in Italian football. Once, Naples was only an insignificant football force in Italy. You must know that the season before Maradona's arrival, Naples had a 1-point advantage.
Thrilling relegation. In the 1984-1985 season, Maradona's first season, Naples only ranked 8th in the league.
In the 1985-1986 season, after a season of adaptation, Maradona completely became the master of the Sao Paulo Stadium. Naples also started the road to challenge the top three northern powers and Roma in the Apennines, but in the final competition for the league
Lost to Juventus and Roma, ranking third.
In the 1986-1987 season, Maradona, who made history in the World Cup, continued to create his own legend in the Apennines. That season, Naples defeated Juventus to win the league championship. At that time, the Italian media had to sigh:
"It was Maradona who ended the Platini era." In the Italian Cup that season, Naples once again challenged for the championship. They won the Italian Cup with a record of 13 wins. Naples witnessed the league
This is a historic moment of winning both the Cup and the Cup. And it was Maradona who wrote this history.
The following season, although Naples only finished second in the league, Maradona won the title of top scorer in Serie A. In the eyes of the opponent's defenders, Maradona was a terrifying killer.
In the 1988-1989 season, although Naples lost to Inter Milan in the league championship and finished second. However, in the European arena, Maradona's Naples once again ushered in gains. In the UEFA Cup, Naples led by Maradona
It even staged a good show of winning the UEFA Cup after beating five hurdles. You know, the UEFA Cup at that time was also a very valuable event. Naples fans were excited because this was the first time in the history of Naples.
European champion.
The 1989-1990 season was the most dazzling season in Serie A. The Serie A field in that season was full of stars and had begun to take on the scale of a "mini World Cup". At that time, Inter Milan had the German troika; AC Milan also had the Dutch trio.
Swordsman combination; Sampdoria also has the twin star combination of Mancini and Vialli; Juventus also has Schillaci... At that time, the absolute superstars in the football world were all concentrated in
In the Italian arena, compared to the star-studded gathering of other teams, Naples only has Maradona. However, having a generation of football champions means that Naples has the most destructive nuclear weapon. It was also in Maradona
Under the leadership of Naples, Naples launched an attack on the second league championship. In that season, both Inter Milan, which had the German troika, and AC Milan, which had the Dutch three musketeers, fell behind in catching up with Naples. From the 30th round,
Maradona scored twice to help Naples defeat Juventus 3-1. Naples used a five-game winning streak to defeat its last competitor, AC Milan. In the final round, Naples defeated Lazio 1-0.
, they defeated AC Milan and won their second league title. The whole city went crazy because of Maradona.
In the subsequent semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup in Italy, the host Italy faced Argentina in Naples. In this game, Naples fans supported Argentina instead of their home country Italy. This was also a rare fan defection in the history of world football. Because, in
From the perspective of Naples fans, Maradona is their god, and they have no reason not to support Maradona.
In 1991, because he was found to have taken cocaine, Maradona was severely punished by FIFA for 15 months. Since then, Maradona left Naples and ended his seven-year military career in Serie A. Maradona
After leaving, Naples' glory gradually dissipated. In 1998, Naples was relegated to Serie A. Although Naples returned to Serie A in 2000, they were relegated to Serie A again in the following 2000-2001 season. In 2004, Naples even once
They were relegated to Serie C. It was not until 2007 that they finally returned to Serie A after two consecutive jumps.
After all the troubles, Naples people will never forget and miss the glory and glory Maradona brought to Naples. To this day, in the streets and alleys of Naples, the older generation of Naples fans are still paying tribute to their children and even their grandchildren.
They talk about those glorious years. They will not forget that Maradona brought 2 league championships, 1 Italian Cup championship and 1 UEFA Cup championship to Naples during his 7 years in Naples. They will not forget,
The honor and pride Maradona brought to this team and this city.
In this city, Maradona has unparalleled influence.
"Argentines are convinced that with Maradona leading them, they will definitely be able to win the 2010 World Cup." Banderas said.
Li Ang smiled and said nothing.
Maradona is the king of football, but what about his ability to coach the team...
Not to mention winning the 2010 World Cup, if Li Ang remembers correctly, Argentina stumbled in the World Cup qualifiers and almost failed to qualify for the World Cup finals.
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The two sides ended up tied 3:1 in the first half.
As the halftime break came to an end, the players returned to the stadium one after another, and when Li Ang was about to walk back to the stadium through the corridor of the locker room, he met Maradona.
"Hello, Diego!" Leon greeted.
"Ha, hello, Li!" Maradona was very enthusiastic, "I know you, you are very powerful and you have brought glory to China!"
Li Ang smiled. Maradona's words were just like the tone of some domestic leaders.
However, he could guess some reasons. Maradona himself had a good impression of China. There were media reports that Maradona had a favorable impression of communism.
Domestic media have also reported that Maradona is very concerned about Chinese football and said something similar, "The future of football lies in China."
The two then chatted for a while.
In Li Ang's Inter Milan team, there are many Argentine players, including Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti, center backs Samuel, Burdisso, and forward Diego Milito, and of course young forwards
Aguero.
It can be said that the most important players of Maradona's Argentina national team are all under Leon.
One that must be mentioned is Aguero.
Maradona thanked Leon and expressed his gratitude for his careful training of Aguero.
This is because Aguero may not only be a member of Maradona's national team, but may also be called the son-in-law of the football king in the future.
Because of the good relationship between Riquelme and Maradona, Aguero and Riquelme's brother and good friend Christian met Maradona's youngest daughter Giannina at the same time and both fell in love with her at the same time.
She fell in love with the daughter of a football champion. Between the two, Giannina chose Aguero. But Christian was unwilling to lose this love easily and still kept calling Giannina, hoping to win back her lover's heart.
In this regard, Maradona publicly expressed his appreciation for Aguero. He believed that Aguero was worthy of his daughter.
Well, in a sense, Aguero is Li Ang's 'apprentice', and Aguero is Maradona's prospective son-in-law. The two are still related by marriage.
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In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again.
Diego Milito was still active. In the 61st minute, he sent a wonderful pass in the penalty area and assisted David Silva to score.
While the commentator praised David Silva's goal, he also praised Diego Milito.
"Two goals and one assist! Although this game is not over yet, we can already say that this game and this night belong to Diego Milito! Obviously, under the watchful eyes of Maradona,
, the Argentina international performed very excitedly!”
Subsequently, the tenacious Naples pulled a goal back.
The goal was scored by veteran Sarayeta. His shot in front of the goal helped Naples draw the score to 2-4!
Under such circumstances, Li Ang made a decisive substitution. He replaced the young Aguero and replaced Adriano.
At the same time, Leon replaced Arshavin and replaced Evra.
These two substitutions also mean that Inter Milan has changed its formation again.
Evra - Chivo - Samuel Zanetti, the team has changed back to a four-back formation.
Diego Milito and Aguero formed Argentina's double forwards, and the team returned to the 4-4-2 formation.
These substitutions and adjustments quickly produced results!
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"Diego - Milito!!!" the commentator Ferrari shouted loudly, with excitement in his words.
Li Ang also stood up on the bench, and he was also a little surprised: Milito was in great shape today, he scored a hat trick!
This is after Carlos intercepted the ball from Hamsik in the midfield, he quickly played the ball. Modric sent a through ball. After Aguero dribbled the ball into the penalty area, he spiked the ball continuously in a narrow range and shook the ball.
After the Naples penalty area was overturned, he sent a horizontal pass. Diego Milito held onto Contini and blasted the ball into the goal guarded by Gianello.
This time, in the VIP box of the Sao Paulo Stadium, Maradona also had a smile on his face. The Argentine players performed well, Diego Milito scored a hat trick, and his 'quasi-son-in-law' Aguero came on as a substitute.
After coming on the field, he also performed well and gave wonderful assists, which really made him very satisfied.
In addition, for Naples, Argentine player Lavezzi also scored a goal. The performance of the Argentine players was outstanding.
However, the smile on Maradona's face flashed. After all, his beloved Naples is now lagging behind, and his mood can be said to be a mixture of joy and sorrow.
In the end, the final score of this game was 5 to 2. Inter Milan defeated Naples with three goals in the away game at the Sao Paulo Stadium, winning the 27th game of this season's Serie A and continuing to lead the Serie A standings.
