Napoli are set to rename the San Paolo stadium after the late Diego Maradona.
The Argentina football legend, who was the manager of Argentinian club side Gimnasia passed away aged 60 on Wednesday, November 25th, after suffering a cardiac arrest in his home country.
He played club football for Boca Juniors, Napoli, and Barcelona among others, and was adored by millions of fans for his football talent.
During his time with the Italian side, Napoli, he won the Serie A title in 1987 and 1990, along with an Italian Cup in 1987 and a Uefa Cup in 1991 during a six-year stint in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis said “We can consider the idea of calling our stadium San Paolo-Diego Armando Maradona’ after the Argentine legend, who scored 115 times in 259 appearances for the club. We can consider the idea of calling our stadium San Paolo-Diego Armando Maradona. We are already putting it together this morning, taking the first steps to dedicate Naples stadium to Maradona. Its a process but it will be a quick process because when there is such a strong desire there’s nothing that will hold us up”