CANNAVARO: "MARADONA IS LIKE A GOD FOR NAPOLI"

Italian football's legendary defender Fabio Cannavaro expressed the massive impact of the Argentine legend Diego Armando Maradona on the Napoli club and the city with very striking words. The experienced football man, who told the great passion he felt for the football team of Napoli, the city where he was born and raised, revealed those dark days before the arrival of the Argentine legend in all their nakedness. Cannavaro reminded those difficult periods of the club before Maradona and emphasized that the team suffered greatly on the pitch for exactly 80 years, fighting only to avoid relegation every season. The legendary name, who stated that the destiny of the Southern Italy representative was completely rewritten with the transfer of the Argentine star, explained this great change with quite emotional words. Cannavaro expressed that they did not see Maradona as an ordinary football player but as a sacred figure who saved the city, and defined him "like a God". The successful sports man, who conveyed that Napoli completely got rid of its crushed and unsuccessful identity with the addition of the Argentine number ten to the team, explained that incredible trophy collection experienced in just 7 seasons with a great pride. The Italian club narrowed the pitch to its rivals in this short and dreamlike period it took the pitch under the leadership of Maradona and took exactly 2 Serie A championships, 2 Coppa Italia, and 1 UEFA Cup victory to its museum. This great success of Maradona, who took a team that struggled to stay in the league for years and turned it into one of the most respected clubs in Europe, eternalized the devotion of the city people to him. Cannavaro expressed that living those golden years in the same period with the legendary player and breathing that unique atmosphere was an incredible experience for him. The whole football world felt deeply once again how the Argentine star single-handedly changed the destiny of a city with these sincere confessions. That unique legacy Maradona left on the streets of Napoli became immortal once again with these historical words of Cannavaro.

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