Former Brazilian players bald, 64, and German, 63, were honored by Napoli on the return to Italy. Idols of the club in the 1980s and 1990s, the duo was revered by fans and participated in some honors, one of them directed to former partner Diego Armando Maradona.
They attended the club’s stadium last Sunday (30), in Napoli’s 2-1 win over Milan, in confrontation for the 30th round of Serie A – as the country’s soccer elite is called. Before the start of the match, they received signs and applause from the fans.
A video released by Napoli on social networks on Thursday (3) shows the two knowing the premises of the retired San Paolo stadium, renamed December 2020 for Diego Armando Maradona.
“I had other options [de transferência na época]but said, ‘No, I go to Napoli. I want to be successful there ‘. My first impression was spectacular because in the first friendly the stadium was full and the crowd shouted a lot, “said Bald.
“Everything is very different,” said former Camisa 9 upon entering the locker room. “The configuration was not like that, it changed a lot,” he added.
Former German midfielder played with his former companion saying he would approve a partnership with Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, current team’s shirt 11: “If Lukaku had played with Antonio [Careca] It would have been interesting to watch. Bald was very fast, while Lukaku protects the ball well. “
Days before returning to the club, the Brazilian duo was at Largo Maradona, a tourist square located in Naples where there is a huge Argentine idol mural, posters, photos, shirts and various other taxes through the passage from 1984 to 1991. They signed a figure of the old shirt 10, reproduced in increased size, and left in place.
“People go there to see all the honors they leave for him. It’s a very busy place, she can barely stop because of the thousands of people who pass. Naples has changed a lot, became a tourist destination. It was 15 years since I was very increased by Maradona after her death. Sheet.
“They also invited us to revisit the place where we lived, restaurants we attended. We remembered the Reivellón we spent together with Maradona. They were very beautiful honors,” he added.
The moment they were in the square, German and bald pull a choir with fans in honor of Maradona. The act reverberated in several Argentine newspapers.
“It is a god in the city, without any exaggeration. A simple guy who completely transformed the lives of a people who suffered with racism, who was excluded. Winning something in football is important, but in Naples is something that has no explanation. I spent 18 days there and if I paid three accounts in restaurants was a lot. It is a huge feeling of recognition and gratitude even after more than 30 years,” said German.
The midfielder revealed at Botafogo, who played in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups by the Brazilian National Team, served by the club from 1988 to 1992, winning a national title and a Europa League, as well as the Italian Super Cup.
Careca, an idol from São Paulo and Guarani, played from 1987 to 1993 and became the eighth largest scorer in the club’s history, with 96 goals. He raised the same cups.
Dead on November 25, 2020, a victim of a homeless home arrest in Tigre, in the region of Buenos Aires, the Argentine idol has two national titles for the club: one in 1987 and the other in 1990, as well as an Italian Cup (1987).
Maradona, German and bald took the club to the national title of 35 years ago dramatically. They took the lead only in the penultimate round, beating Bologna and accompanying Milan being defeated by Hellas Verona in a surprising way.
It helped conquer the decision of the local federation to give Napoli Vitória 2-0 on Atalanta. The score was 0 to 0, but German was hit in the head by a coin thrown from the stands. The achievement of winning the title would only be repeated in 2023 after 33 years in the team led by coach Luciano Spaletti, today ahead of the Italian national team.
Currently, Napoli is the deputy leader of the National Championship, with 64 points, just three behind leader Inter Milan, who has 67, leaving eight rounds for the end of the competition-24 points in dispute.
