The Naples stadium officially renamed "Diego Armando Maradona" 

The San Paolo stadium in Naples has been officially renamed the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, the city hall announced on Friday.

True legend of the club with whom he won two Serie A titles (1987 and 1990) as well as the Uefa Cup (1989), the Argentinian with 115 goals in seven seasons in the Neapolitan jersey (1984-1991) died last Wednesday at the age of 60.

This change of name of the stadium was approved after the proposal of the mayor of the city, Luigi de Magistris.

"I have been in contact with the town hall on this subject for 17 years," club president Aurelio de Laurentiis informed the

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I have long asked to buy the stadium to rename it "Diego Armando Maradona". "

“On the other hand, if by tradition we have to name it both“ San Paolo ”and“ Maradona ”, I have no problem with that.

It won't change much, but it is the least it can be for Maradona that he is recognized in this way.

Even if we were to build a new stadium, I will name it after him. ” 

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