Why is Maradona no one wanted in Italy?

Maradona’s original words were: I just want to go to Naples, because Juventus is a dirty powerhouse, and my life is to turn decay into magic!

First. Barcelona bought an old horse with a lot of money in 1982, but the world champion had hepatitis B and took a few months off after arriving in Barcelona.

Secondly, when he came back in the 1983-84 season, the world champion played with Athletic Bilbao in Barcelona. In a game, Maradona was roughly knocked down by Goikochea. Goikochea's spikes penetrated deeply into Maradona's legs. The ball king fell to the ground in pain. (Bi Alba'o's 'butcher defender' Gojecochea completely tackled Maradona's left ankle with a scissor kick. The examination report at the time showed that Maradona's left ankle bone was fractured and the lateral ankle ligament was completely ruptured. And it was completely dislocated (by the way, this guy was the one who injured Schuster's knee) and the referee did not call Goikchea a foul. The club where Lao Ma was recovering from his broken leg even protested but did not stand up for Lao Ma.

Third, Lao Ma took another six months of rest to recover from his injury. The next year, Barcelona won nothing that season. Bilbao won the league championship with an advantage of 1 point. The 1984 Kings In the Cup final, Barcelona coincidentally met Athletic Bilbao again, and the Argentine football king met Goicochea, who had embarrassed him before. The latter still used many vicious methods to stop Maradona during the game. , causing him injuries many times, and even fans in the stands insulted Maradona with racial slurs. The atmosphere of the game was full of gunpowder. At this time, Gojecochea still started to make small moves to show his temper. He led the team and started a fight on the field. He was suspended for three months. In that game (Spanish King Juan Carlos and everyone in the VIP seats Members of the royal family, the Spanish Prime Minister, and the visiting Argentine Foreign Minister all left angrily when they saw Lao Ma fighting.) At that time, he asked Barcelona to help him, but the club refused because he was the one who took the lead in the fight.

All this led to Lao Ma saying nothing and he must leave Barcelona. Naples was not weak back then, with a basic level of 6-8 in the first league. Later, the results accidentally declined. After changing to a new owner, the first transfer fee was paid to win the old horse. I think it was the key factors caused by several problems that led to the loss of the old horse. Going to Naples, first of all, the old horse has been resting for nearly 8-9 months in Barcelona for three years. Many wealthy clubs are afraid that he has glass attributes, but he was only 24 years old at the time. Why don't they dare to gamble. Secondly, Barcelona will not let the old horse stay in Spain. , Thirdly, all the other major giants already have cores. Lao Ma will not be the main force but the core. Serie A has already begun to take shape as a "mini World Cup" at that time: Juventus has Michel Plantini and Zibi. Gniew Bonijek and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge joined Inter Milan in the same year, and the Brazilian duo Socrates and Falcao also joined Fiorentina. At that time, the old horse giants had AC Milan (but Barcelona (I didn’t consider selling it to him). The fifth is that Barcelona bought an old horse for 9 million and asked to make money when selling it. At that time, only Naples had a debut of 10 million. The fifth ridiculous thing is that the boss of Barcelona thinks that the old horse has been attending PT parties in Barcelona. , this is very imbecile. This person is of no use.

Everyone knows later that Maradona led a club one by one, challenging the top three in the north, and defeated them one by one. His personal peak was the four years since the 1986 World Cup with the national team and club.

Another aside, this guy’s transfer. I remember that Maradona’s transfer price was 13 billion lire, which seemed to be 10.24 million U.S. dollars (definitely not the 4 million U.S. dollars that many reports said) Price) There was no signing fee in the transfer at that time, but at that time top players had to take part of the transfer fee. I don’t know how much Lao Ma seemed to get.

Well, this is what I know The reason why Lao Ma went to Italy is that Redondo, Batistuta and Baggio are my personal favorites. If these two people can be with Lao Ma during their peak period, the Pampas Eagles will really be invincible.

At that time, Barcelona did not show enough respect for Lao Ma in the contract. Naples actively contacted Lao Ma, showing absolute sincerity. Lao Ma is a courageous and straightforward person, and he was angry and angry. Joining Naples and later leading Naples against the increasingly powerful Milan became a highlight in football at that time.

In order to stop the trolls who say that he is a system player and will only win championships in big clubs, lie on the throne, etc.

The king who is born to be strong will choose a weak club to win 5 championships in 7 years, so that almost all the honors of this club can be created by himself.

As the only fan-voted champion in the history of world football, Maradona has such a high historical status in the hearts of fans around the world. In addition to his superb skills and unparalleled dominance on the field, his unruly A docile personality and the courage to challenge oneself are also extremely important factors.

Maradona, who became famous at a young age, not only dominated the domestic arena, but also led the Argentine youth team to win the 1979 World Youth Championship. He was the hottest super star in football at that time and the genius of Argentine football. . In July 1982, the 22-year-old Maradona joined La Liga Barcelona. Although he scored 38 goals in 58 games during his two-year Barcelona career, he also brought three domestic championship trophies to Barcelona. But he spent half of his time battling injuries and was punished with a three-month suspension for the brawl. His own way of doing things was incompatible with the team's philosophy. The rift between the two parties was irreparable and his departure was inevitable. .

As a small club in the south of Italy, although Naples has a good record in the team's history, the number of fans is not inferior to that of the northern giants. When the conflict between Maradona and Barcelona was irreconcilable, Naples extended an invitation to Maradona in the most sincere way, and the two sides hit it off. In July 1984, the 24-year-old Maradona transferred from Barcelona to Naples for a record price. Local fans held a grand welcome ceremony for Maradona's arrival. From the age of 24 to 30, Maradona dedicated his best football years to Naples, and with his extraordinary football skills and leadership temperament, he led Naples to break through the dominance of the northern powers in Serie A.

After playing for Naples for 7 years, Maradona brought the team two Serie A championships, a UEFA Cup championship, an Italian Cup and an Italian Super Cup championship, opening the most glorious football era for Naples. , became the urban hero and immortal myth of Naples. It was Naples' good fortune that Maradona chose to go to Naples, and it was also the most important and correct choice in Maradona's life. The Naples miracle he led will surely become an ancient legend in the history of football and will go down in history forever.

This is personal charm and competitiveness. At the same time, Lao Ma also wants to create a kingdom of his own on his own. Diego did it

Maradona is a leading figure in world football. In 1986, he led Argentina to the final and finally won the Hercules Cup. Among them, the "Hand of God" goal against England in the fourth quarter is even more talked about.

So why didn’t Maradona, who was at his peak back then, choose to go to a wealthy club? But go to the little-known small club Naples? In fact, before going to Naples, Maradona played for Barcelona for two seasons. Unpopular

Maradona did not play satisfactorily in Barcelona's two seasons (1983 and 1984) because he did not receive enough respect here. In his own words, the team was lacking. A little bit of human touch. In the two seasons at Barcelona, ??7 months were rested because of hepatitis. So the team's management had to let him give up some games. In addition, the team also adopted the "strategy of returning without recovering from injury" for Maradona, which caused a lot of damage to the old horse's self-esteem. Suffering severe fouls

Being treated unfairly by the team, Maradona also encountered many severe fouls on the court. In the 1984 season, in a game against Bilbao, Maradona was knocked down roughly by Goikochea, and the shoe blades pierced Maradona's legs. The post-match examination report showed that Maradona suffered a fractured left ankle bone. The lateral ankle ligaments were completely dislocated.

Still this season in the Copa del Rey, Maradona and Goikochea met again. The script was still the same, Goikochea fouled Maradona again. What is even more unacceptable is that there were people in the stands using racially discriminatory language to insult Maradona. But this time, Maradona did not coddle them and took the lead in fighting with the opponent.

In these two seasons, Maradona did not lead Barcelona to win the league championship. Although he did not win the championship, he still left an impressive record of 38 goals in 58 games.

Those who left Barcelona moved to live

In May 1984, Maradona said goodbye to Barcelona and moved to Naples. In the 1987 season, in his third season after joining the team, he led the team to win the Serie A championship for the first time in history. Won the Serie A Golden Boot for the first time in the 1988 season. In the 1990 season, he led the team to win the league championship for the second time.

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On November 25, 2020 local time, Maradona, a generation of football king, turned 60 years old, and everyone in the world of football mourned.

On the same day, Argentina’s Radio Latina had an exclusive interview with Juan Gaspart, the former Barcelona Football Club chairman who brought Maradona to the world stage and the current chairman of the Full Sail Hotel Group (Joan Gaspart). Gaspart looked back on Maradona during the Barcelona period and was very sad about the death of his former favorite.

Sitting in a tank and bringing Maradona to the world stage

Gaspart is the only agent who has signed contracts with Maradona, Ronaldo and Messi. The memory of bringing Maradona to Barcelona is still fresh in my mind. In 1982, Gaspart led Maradona's transfer negotiations as Barcelona vice-president, and finally succeeded in buying the old horse from Boca Juniors. Maradona's transfer almost caused a major accident.

"We took a tank to the airport." Gaspart recalled the past, "because the police told us that we might be attacked on the way from the airport to the hotel. We were going to Maradona's removal from Argentina could be seen as an attack on Boca Juniors fans. "The Argentine Football Association did not want their star player to move abroad ahead of the 1982 World Cup in Spain. "So we got on the tank, and the fans chased us in cars and motorcycles to the airport tarmac. They didn't leave until we got on the plane."

In September 1982, after experiencing After a disappointing World Cup campaign, Maradona made his debut for Barcelona against Valencia and scored his first goal for the club. Maradona won the La Liga championship, the Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup with Barcelona, ??and scored 38 goals in 58 games, becoming the "first person" in world football at the time.

It was Barcelona that allowed this erratic talent to emerge on the stage of European football. For a long time, he was the greatest Argentine player to wear a Barcelona shirt, until now the arrival of Messi, the Argentine player wearing the number 10 Barcelona shirt.

Fill in the amount on the blank contract as you like

In 1984, Maradona transferred from Barcelona to Naples for a then-record worth of US$7.5 million. The main reason for Maradona's transfer was the huge rift in his relationship with Barcelona chairman Nunez at the time, as well as Maradona's personal debt problem that year. As Maradona's guide and Nunez's deputy for more than 20 years, Gaspart resisted the pressure and wanted to keep his beloved. Maradona's autobiography mentioned: "When I decided to leave, Gaspart (then Barcelona vice-chairman) talked to me and hoped that I would stay and gave me a five-year contract, and Double salary. But I was very unhappy with Nunez at the time, and finally decided to come to Naples." The then Barcelona vice president Gaspart also gave Maradona a blank contract, and then contacted Maradona. Said: "You can fill in the amount above as long as you are willing to stay." At this time, Maradona's agent was also urging him: "Accept it, fill it in quickly!" Gaspart wanted to keep Maradona. Dona, also insisted that the club should be prepared to assume the debt of Maradona Products. Maradona's decision to leave Barcelona was very hasty, which resulted in only one team from Naples making an offer to Barcelona. Since Maradona was obsessed with leaving Barcelona, ??he did not have the patience to wait for more teams. When making an offer to him, he didn't even know what kind of club Naples was. He only knew that Naples was a city in Italy, so he signed a contract with Naples. In his autobiography, Maradona recalled the scene when he joined Naples and said: "When I came to Naples on the first day and learned about the team's situation, I regretted it and wanted to leave immediately. The team.

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They are the best

Gaspart said: As far as football is concerned, Maradona is in the same league as Pele, Di Stefano and Messi. At a level that even those who have not seen them play know they are the best. I am proud that Maradona and Messi play for Barcelona. I will tell the Catalans that they are very good. Enjoy the games with Maradona. They will be able to proudly tell their children that one of the legends of world football played for Barcelona

The whole country of Argentina is saddened by the death of Maradona. The Neapolitans are no less sad about the passing of a generation of legends than their distant relatives in South America. Maradona spent 7 years in this southern Italian city as a player, leading a team that was not outstanding in strength. The team created a miracle in Italian football, and it all started in the summer of 1984.

The leader of the southern resistance

July 1984. On March 5, it was hot summer in Naples. In the evening, before the sky was completely dark, Maradona stepped into the Sao Paulo Stadium and made his first appearance since joining Naples.

On that day, the Argentine wore a shirt. Wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt and a pair of loose sweatpants, he looked very casual, as if he was just an ordinary tourist visiting Naples. But the crowd of 85,000 people in the Sao Paulo Stadium could no longer contain his excitement. When Boca Juniors came to Barcelona, ??Maradona had already seen the enthusiasm on the European continent, but the welcome array prepared for him by Naples was more grand and fanatical, allowing the Argentine genius who had already seen the world to walk out of the player channel. When I came out, I unconsciously slowed down.

Maradona's arrival is too important for Naples. Although it is the third largest city in Italy and the largest city in the south, Naples has a long history. For a long time, it has been inconspicuous on the Italian football map. Due to the uneven economic development of the country, the north of Italy has long dominated the discourse and important resources in the economic and political fields, and the south, represented by Naples, is no exception. , in the eyes of northerners, is a representative of chaos, disorder and vulgarity, and was born to stay in a dirty corner. Before the arrival of the Argentine star, the team had very few trophies.

Crazy. The wild and unrestrained Naples and the casual Maradona are indeed a match made in heaven. Naples is holding its breath and wants to challenge the northern powers and break the class solidification of Italian football. Maradona suffered a serious injury in Spain. After his comeback, he wanted to retaliate, but was severely punished by the Spanish Football Federation. When he left Spain, he was full of resentment.

At that time, there were other more powerful clubs in Europe pursuing him, but Hun did not hesitate. Maradona finally chose Naples, which was impoverished, and left a quote: "When I came here, Naples had nothing but debt. The season before I came, the team was only 1 point away from relegation. When I said the team would become champions, no one believed it. ”

Naples does not have a rich talent reserve, but they have the extraordinary Maradona. He boasted about Haikou when he joined, and he fulfilled his promise step by step. In the first season, he brought Naples to In the middle of the standings, the team had risen to third place in the league in the second season, and then came the 1986/87 season, the first Serie A championship that made Naples history.

Before this championship, Naples. Under the leadership of the Argentinian, people have raised the banner and launched a strong resistance against the domineering northern powers. In the 1985/86 season, Naples played against Juventus at home, and Maradona bypassed it with a free kick. The wall of people flew into the Bianconeri gate, and the arrogant Juventus fans fell into silence. The adrenaline of the Naples fans surged, and several people were sent to the hospital because of their excitement.

The significance of this victory goes beyond football itself. Naples does not have a neat city appearance like northern Italian cities. Dirtyness is even one of its labels. Between the 19th century and the 1970s, Naples had several cholera outbreaks. After the cholera epidemic in 1973, every time Naples visited Juventus, they would be discriminated against by the home team's fans, saying "Naples is the capital of cholera" and "people in Naples have the cholera virus". This kind of humiliation was mixed with the performance on the court. The lackluster performance has always been a double whammy for the Neapolitans.

Maradona’s mother, Dalma Franco, is a descendant of poor immigrants from southern Italy to Argentina. He came to Naples to play the role of a southern rebel, and he also secretly There is providence. Maradona led the team to defeat the Bianconeri, releasing all the frustrations that had accumulated in the hearts of all Naples people. Although Juventus eventually won the cup that season, for Naples, they had already achieved a satisfying result.

During the championship season, Maradona’s most classic scene was when he scored from a zero angle after passing three people in a clash with AC Milan. Three Milan players were teased by the Argentine superstar. , respectively Gali, Baresi and Maldini. When another Rossoneri star, Costacurta, later recalled this goal, he evaluated this goal as the most exciting goal in Maradona's career: "He scored the goal in one go, leaving only a few people in a daze." That year, Naples won the domestic double crown, and the southern team won Serie A for the first time. In the Italian Cup, the team even won the Italian Cup with an incredible 13 wins.

The team celebrated in Sao Paulo after winning the Serie A. It was also one of the most fulfilling moments of Maradona's career. He achieved his goal and led Naples to slap the tradition of Italian football hard. The powerful slap also vented the anger on myself who was treated unfairly in Spain.

Naples is always in his heart

From 1988 to 1990, Maradona won several domestic and foreign trophies for Naples, including the only UEFA Cup in the club's history, and The second Serie A championship in team history. In the summer before the championship season, French Ligue 1 giants Marseille had extended an invitation to Maradona, and the Argentine had even signed the contract. However, the then Naples president Ferraino blocked the transfer at the last moment, and in his own If Maradona is let go during his tenure, he will inevitably become the team's sinner. No one can bear this responsibility. This decision brought Naples their second league title and continued a legend.

With his achievements and skills, Maradona’s status in the hearts of the people of Naples continues to rise. In Naples, he has long lived in Posilipo District, which is the bay area of ????Naples, and most residents are local upper class people. Maradona often drives his black Mercedes-Benz and Renault cars through local streets. Everywhere he goes, he is followed by enthusiastic fans and enjoys it. On the night of his death, a large number of Naples fans ignored the epidemic prevention ban and wandered on the roads of Posilipo all night. They may still have some illusions in their hearts that they hope to reappear yesterday.

At that time, Maradona's followers also included the Camorra family, the local mafia in Naples. In other words, the two were using each other's social resources. The Camorra family hopes to use Maradona's strong appeal to support their own business projects. At the same time, they also promise to give the Argentine superstar absolute asylum and freedom to live locally, which also includes providing influence to Maradona. Cocaine for his healthy life.

In 1982, Maradona took drugs for the first time in a Barcelona nightclub, and then he got out of control. Italy was also able to provide him with all this, which also allowed Maradona to spend a lot of time in these drunken and luxurious lives. cities continue to intensify their dependence on drugs. Italy's lax approach to drug testing of players further encouraged Maradona's indulgence. When Moggi worked for Naples in his early years, he would cooperate with Maradona to evade drug tests by secretly stuffing a tube of someone else's clean urine sample into Maradona's shorts during the test.

This method has been tried and tested repeatedly, and the relevant departments were also limited by Maradona’s status and turned a blind eye during the test. During Maradona’s 7 years in Naples, most of the scenes He also spent all his free time indulging in the extravagant aroma of money, fancy cars, beautiful women and drugs, which directly overdrawn Maradona's talented career and his health for the rest of his life.

In the 1990 World Cup, the host Italy was eliminated by Argentina led by Maradona on penalties in the semi-finals. The match was held at the Sao Paulo Stadium. In front of a crowd of Neapolitans, Maradona was eliminated. their motherland. The media began to call: "It is time for us to divide camps, Maradona supporters and Italianists, the two are incompatible.

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The relationship between Maradona and Naples began to show cracks. In the 1990/91 season, Naples was eliminated by Spartak Moscow in the two rounds of the Champions League. When they visited Moscow in the second round , Maradona did not go with the team, but arrived in Russia on a private plane the next day. This news has been revealed, which caused widespread speculation and doubts in the Italian media, and because of the final elimination of Naples. , allowing the relevant information to be further fermented and amplified.

There is no need to say more about the story that happened in the second half of the season. In March, Naples won the league against Bari, but Maradona was tested for drugs after the game. The horse failed, the cocaine test was positive, and the Italian Football Association took the lead and ordered a 15-month long ban. These variables were the triggers for Maradona to leave the city. At this time, Naples was no longer there. It was Maradona's palace, and his seven-year rule would finally come to an end.

One day in early April 1991, Maradona left Naples by car at night and headed to Rome. The Argentinians did not want to make public the special flight, but some media who had received the news in advance went to Fiumicino Airport to wait. Compared with the high-spirited time when he appeared in Sao Paulo, Maradona left. With only the constant support of the media, Maradona seemed quite lonely, so he left a brief confession for the Naples fans: "Go back and tell the Naples people that I loved them. ”

The two sides broke up sadly that year, but fortunately, Naples and Maradona still maintained a good relationship in the following decades. For Naples, Maradona’s achievements are far more important than those of Maradona. It is more dazzling than the stains on his body, and his innate rebellious spirit and resistance to power are also the spiritual connection that he and Naples can never break away from, and the Argentine can still enjoy it every time he returns. Come to Naples to worship.

At the same time, there are two giant graffiti walls belonging to Maradona, which bear the undying enthusiasm of the city residents for the god of football. One graffiti was painted in 1990, after Maradona led the team to win the second Serie A title. The second graffiti is the world's largest portrait of Maradona, painted in 2017, the same year the Argentine was awarded the Honorary Citizen of Naples. On the night of Maradona's death, these two graffiti also became places for Naples people to pay their respects.

Maradona passed away suddenly, but the story he left behind is football. An eternal legend in history. In Naples, Maradona's story will continue to be told. After the Europa League match against Rijeka, Naples coach Gattuso said bluntly that Maradona's status in this city is... Even higher than the city’s patron saint, San Gennaro, and Naples has also decided to name the Sao Paulo Stadium after Maradona in the future, so that the god of football can always accompany the people of Naples.

It is said that Maradona’s ancestors immigrated to Argentina from Naples, so Maradona’s ancestral home is Naples, Italy.