The Universiade adventure did not go well for Argentina, which lost to Russia and Japan and will be played the mini-tournament for ninth place in the coming days, but a memory will remain indelible from the adventure in Napoli, the Diego Maradona jersey parade at the opening ceremony. “It was an idea that came to us immediately – Emiliano Martinez, the head of the Argentine football expedition, told ANSA – as soon as we learned that the ceremony would take place in San Paolo. We know that Diego in Napoli is still worshiped as a God, as he is in Argentina . Said, done, parading showing the albiceleste jersey with the number 10 and the name of Maradona drove the Neapolitan fans who found themselves singing the choirs for Diego like in the fabulous 80s. “We knew that the Neapolitans – Martinez explains – would have been happy, but we didn’t expect that reaction so strong when we exposed his shirt. It was a beautiful feeling, difficult to describe. I focused on keeping the shirt higher and visible to everyone. Then came the social media post from Maradona that made it all unforgettable . Diego, from Argentina, thanked for the moment nostalgia. The party that did not continue in the field for Argentina, which presented itself with a true university education, chosen through selections started in April and directed by Martinez. The desire to come and play in Napoli, however, was great: I was very small – explains Martinez – when Maradona played in Napoli and at that time the technology was not like today so we couldn’t see much, but I remember the presentation in San Paolo di Diego it was transmitted to the news in Argentina. From that day our friendship with the Neapolitans was very strong, even if it already existed, since many of us are descendants of Italians. As a child my mother bought me a magazine with a videocassette of Diego in Napoli, I’ve seen it a thousand times, but that night at San Paolo it will always be one of my best memories .
From: Il Mattino.
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