Simeone’s goal and dedication to Maradona at the Napoli party

Within the framework of the last date of Serie A, in which Napoli was crowned champion with several dates to spare, the Neapolitans closed the season with a victory against the relegated Sampdoria by 2-0 and celebrated obtaining the title that was elusive 33 years ago. In this way, from the hand of Victor Oshimen and Giovanni Simeone, the champions were left with a victory that only served for statistics and for the party to be complete. A detail to highlight, has to do with the celebration of Simeone’s goal, who was responsible for taking a shirt from Diego Armando Maradona to honor him and keep his memory alive in a city that keeps him alive day by day for what he knew how to do during his time as a player. In addition, the Argentine striker, who was summoned by Lionel Scaloni for the next matches of the Argentine National Team, recalled a situation lived with Diego JR, son of the great Argentine player: “He wrote me the day after the goal with Roma. He said, ‘My old man sent you here.’ That’s when I understood why I wanted this shirt so much.” With a historic title, Cholito closes a great season personally, since, despite having been relegated by the Nigerian striker, who did not stop scoring goals throughout the campaign, he managed to have an important role within a team that will remain in the memory of all Naples.

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