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- NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Italian club Napoli renamed its stadium in honor of former captain Diego Maradona on Friday. The Naples city council unanimously approved the change of name from Stadio San Paolo to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
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Dec 4, 2020 · The Stadio San Paolo will now be known as the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, after the Napoli city council approved the resolution.
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Dec 6, 2020 · CNN — The Italian city of Naples has renamed Napoli football club’s San Paolo home stadium after Diego Maradona . Maradona, one of the sport’s greatest players who died last month at 60...
Dec 4, 2020 · Italian side Napoli's San Paolo stadium has been officially renamed the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium after the late Argentina striker who led them to their only two Serie A titles and...
Dec 10, 2020 · CNN — Some last-minute drama denied Napoli victory in its first match at the newly renamed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona . Last week, Naples city council confirmed the renaming of the Stadio...
Dec 4, 2020 · NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Italian club Napoli renamed its stadium in honor of former captain Diego Maradona on Friday. The Naples city council unanimously approved the change of name from Stadio San Paolo to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. “Napoli is delighted about today’s decision,” the club said in a brief online statement.
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.