Diego Maradona dies: Napoli pull on Argentina-inspired shirts and fire four past Roma
The light blue and white stripes were a departure from the team’s usual all-blue jersey, and the Naples giants rose to the occasion to honour the player who helped the club win two Serie A titles.
Maradona, one of football’s all-time greats, died of natural causes at the age of 60 on Wednesday.
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Although head coach of Argentinian side Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata at the time of his death, Maradona was more renowned for his playing career, during which he inspired his country to 1986 World Cup success and played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell’s Old Boys.
As well as league title successes in the 1986-87 and 1989-90 seasons, Maradona also helped Napoli win a Coppa Italia and a UEFA Cup crown, spending the peak years of his club career in Italy.
