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Savin Mattozzi

Fever pitch as Napoli on brink of first Serie A title since 1990

Shrines and tributes to the Napoli team, especially Maradona, have been set up across the city [Savin Mattozzi/Al Jazeera]

Naples, Italy – The streets of central Naples were quiet, except for the low murmur of TVs and radios all tuned to the same match: Juventus v Napoli. But as the game entered stoppage time, the pall was broken by a collective gasp followed by an eruption of cheers and whistles as Napoli scored to make it 1-0.

As Napoli closed out the victory last weekend, the rumbling of people jumping up and down in their homes could be heard, like a train passing though the city.

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