Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
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Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, formerly known as Stadio San Paolo,
History
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Even though
The stadium also hosted Italy's Euro 2008 qualifier against Lithuania on 2 September 2006.
The stadium was renovated in preparation for the 2019 Summer Universiade; this included replacing metal fencing with glass barriers and replacing seats. This means the stadium's capacity was reduced from 60,240 to 54,726.[5] The stadium hosted the opening ceremony and athletics event.
Following the death of club legend Diego Maradona in November 2020, Naples' mayor Luigi de Magistris and Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis proposed renaming the stadium to "Stadio Diego Armando Maradona", and on December 4, 2020, the proposal was passed by the city council.[2]
Events
1990 FIFA World Cup
The stadium was one of the venues of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and held five matches. The first two were Argentina’s Group B matches: the first was against Soviet Union on 13 June winning 2–0, and the second was against Romania on 18 June ending in a 1–1 draw. The next two were Cameroon matches: the first was a Round of 16 match against Colombia on 23 June winning 2–1 after extra time, and the second was a Quarter-finals match against England on 1 July losing 3–2 after extra time.
The fifth and last was the semi-final between Argentina and
References
- Saint Paul the Apostle, Napoli's home stadium will henceforth be called the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
- ^ a b "Official: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona". Football Italia. 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Stadio San Paolo". The Stadium Guide. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Stadio San Paolo) –". Stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Naples: The great... no, it's just repairs for San Paolo – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com.
- ^ Maradona, Diego (2004). El Diego, pg. 166.