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Andrew Gastelum

Napoli Looks to Complete the ‘Year of Maradona’ As Serie A Restarts

Napoli Serie A Diego Maradona Luciano Spalletti Khvicha Kvaratskhelia UEFA Champions League Argentina Carlo Ancelotti Inter Milan Juventus

While Lionel Messi may have left an indelible mark on the year in soccer after winning the World Cup, the 2022–23 season has Diego Maradona’s legacy written all over it.

Thanks largely to Messi’s heroics in Qatar, Argentina added a third star to its crest in the nation’s first World Cup triumph since Maradona led the side to glory in 1986. And now that the domestic season is starting back up, Napoli is in pole position to win its third Serie A title with an eight-point lead atop the table. 

The last time Napoli won the Scudetto was 1990, when Maradona led the charge. In a year when Argentina won the World Cup, a Napoli title could make this the year of Maradona—and just like in Argentina, the streets of Naples and the stadium that shares Maradona’s name would be in for an epic celebration where his image would be ubiquitous. 

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