I was in Naples in 1984 (part of my cross-Europe backpacking trip), and the city suddenly went berserk, Street parties, cars honking all night long. It was the night Napoli announced that they'd signed Maradona.
I knew about soccer, but that night was a revelation - my God it was crazy. And he hadn't played a game for them yet.
Re: Diego Maradona
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:48 pm
by wlu_lax6
For all of the crazy stories you hear about Maradona in Italy and afterward, it is nice to see this kind of thing bubble up.
Liga MX will have a moment of silence before the quarterfinals games tonight and tomorrow.
Re: Diego Maradona
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:38 pm
by govmentchedda
Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:44 pm
I was in Naples in 1984 (part of my cross-Europe backpacking trip), and the city suddenly went berserk, Street parties, cars honking all night long. It was the night Napoli announced that they'd signed Maradona.
I knew about soccer, but that night was a revelation - my God it was crazy. And he hadn't played a game for them yet.
What? That's amazing! I can only imagine what that was like that night.
Similar story, studying abroad in Spring 99 in Prague was what got me into Man U. British/Irish pubs were the one place were I could really communicate, and I got really into that team that year. I never knew which pub would have which game on which night, I had no cell phone and internet was only accessible at cafes. I met up with Oiler in Paris, and we immediately hopped a train for Barcelona. It wasn't until we were on the train that we realized that it was full of Man U fans making the trek to the Champions League final at Camp Nou.
Re: Diego Maradona
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 4:07 pm
by degenerasian
Yep. 1987 and 1990 are still the only Serie A titles in Napoli's history. Serie A was stacked at that time, with the Dutch-led Milan, German-led Inter, and star studded Sampdoria and Juventus.
They also won the UEFA Cup in 89, which was a cup for 2nd placed teams. But they never had the luck in Champions Cup. They played Real Madrid in the first round which was ridiculous.
Re: Diego Maradona
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 4:30 pm
by Pruitt
The documentary on Amazon Prime is must viewing.
Re: Diego Maradona
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:24 pm
by brian
Wow, they postponed the CopaLibertadores Final too because of his death.