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Diego Maradona death: Naples united in grief ahead of Napoli Europa League clash – Sydney Morning Herald
Fans thronged to Napoli’s stadium ahead of the Europa League game against Croatian team Rijeka, which was played behind closed doors due to COVID-19.
The entire city was declared in mourning for the football great, who died Wednesday of a heart attack at age 60, two weeks after being released from a hospital in Buenos Aires following brain surgery.
Maradona led Napoli to Serie A glory in 1987 and 1990 and is considered a god-like figure in the southern city.
Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne looks on as a picture of Maradona is beamed to an empty Stadio San Paolo before the Europa League clash with HNK Rijeka.Credit:Getty
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