Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez has spotted a mistake in the statue commemorating Diego Maradona at Napoli's home stadium.
The Argentine football icon – who passed away in November 2020 – is associated with both clubs, who were paired together in the Europa League playoff round for the knockout stages.
The Catalan giants are participating in the tournament for the first time since 2004 after suffering a shock group-stage elimination from the Champions League.
Napoli progressed through the group stages of the Europa League as they edged out Leicester City into the final qualification spot.
It is the Italian side with whom Maradona is most closely associated, having joined the club from Barcelona in a landmark deal in 1984 after a two-year stint in Catalonia.
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Maradona’s time at Barcelona was not a happy one as he suffered from multiple injury issues but it was his move to Napoli that truly elevated him into one of football’s all-time great players.
The superstar helped guide the Naples-based club to the only ever Serie A titles in their history in 1987 and 1990 in historic achievements.
Napoli's love of Maradona is reflected in them renaming their stadium after the Argentine – the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
It is here where there is a statue of the icon, which was shown to Barca boss Xavi Hernandez ahead of their return leg in the Europa League on Thursday.
Yet Xavi, somewhat remarkably, pointed out a mistake with the bust of Maradona that nobody appears to have picked up on previously.
He highlighted how the statue shows Maradona controlling the ball with his right thigh, whereas in reality Maradona was stronger on his left side and his left foot was his preferred one.
It was a revelation that took aback the assembled journalists and showed Xavi’s keen eye for detail.
Maradona is widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time after his glittering career in which he won the World Cup in 1986.
After rising through the ranks of local club Argentines Juniors, Maradona joined Boca Juniors and emerged as a star before joining Barcelona in 1982.
He spent two years at the Nou Camp before heading to Napoli, where he spent the next seven seasons and scored over 100 goals.
A local newspaper stated after his signing, that despite the lack of a "mayor, houses, schools, buses, employment and sanitation, none of this matters because we have Maradona."
Maradona led Napoli to the most golden period in the club's history, twice winning Serie A, while in 1986 he dominated the Mexico World Cup, as Argentina ran out winners - knocking out England en route, thanks to the Hand of God and a sublime virtuoso goal from Maradona.
Maradona later managed Argentina, for whom he scored 34 goals in 91 caps, between 2008 and 2010.
