Napoli hold moment's silence for iconic son Maradona
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VIDEO SHOWS: NAPOLI AND RIJEKA OBSERVING A MOMENT'S SILENCE IN HONOUR OF DIEGO MARADONA AHEAD OF THEIR UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP F MATCH
SHOWS: NAPLES, ITALY (NOVEMBER 26, 2020) (UEFA - SEE RESTRICTIONS BEFORE USE)
1. NAPOLI AND RIJEKA TEAMS WALKING ONTO PITCH
2. MORE OF PLAYERS WALKING ONTO PITCH WITH MARADONA PHOTOGRAPH ON THE SCOREBOARD IN THE BACKGROUND
3. REFEREE
4. RIJEKA TEAM WALKING ONTO PITCH
5. NAPOLI PLAYERS WALKING ONTO PITCH WEARING NUMBER 10 SHIRTS WITH MARADONA'S NAME EMBLAZONED ON THE BACK
6. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS
7. NAPOLI'S KALIDOU KOULIBALY
7. WIDE OF TEAMS ON THE PITCH
8. RIJEKA'S FRANKO ADRIJASEVIC
9. CAMERA PAN OVER RIJEKA TEAM, REFEREES AND NAPOLI TEAM
10. CAMERA SHOWING NAPOLI PLAYERS WEARING NUMBER 10 SHIRTS WITH MARADONA'S NAME EMBLAZONED ON THE BACK
11. TEAMS OBSERVING A MOMENT'S SILENCE IN HONOUR OF DIEGO MARADONA AHEAD OF THEIR UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP F MATCH
12. CLOSE UP OF NAPOLI PLAYERS
13. TEAMS OBSERVING A MINUTE OF SILENCE
14. MARADONA'S PHOTOGRAPH ON SCOREBOARD
15. BANNER SHOWING MARADONA COVERING EMPTY SEATS
16. CLOSE-UP OF PLAYERS
17. WIDE OF NAPOLI TEAM ON PITCH WITH ARMS AROUND SHOULDERS AND MARADONA PHOTOGRAPH ON THE SCOREBOARD
18. VARIOUS OF NAPOLI PLAYERS OBSERVING A MINUTE OF SILENCE
19. MARADONA BANNER
20. NAPOLI PLAYERS ON PITCH
21. NAPOLI PLAYERS TEAM STANDING BY THE SIDE OF THE PITCH OBSERVING A MINUTE OF SILENCE
22. MARADONA BANNER
23. NAPOLI COACH GATTUSO
24. MARADONA PHOTOGRAPH
25. PITCH
26. NAPOLI PLAYERS TAKING OFF MARADONA NUMBER 10 SHIRTS
STORY: Napoli paid tribute to Diego Maradona at his former home ground on Thursday (November 26) with a moment's silence ahead of their Group F Europa League match against Croatian side Rijeka.
On an emotionally-charged evening, the Napoli team took the field wearing number 10 shirts with Maradona's name emblazoned on the back, while a photograph of the Argentine idol stared down from the electronic scoreboard.
Banners showing images of Maradona, who led Napoli to two Serie A titles during seven extraordinary seasons at the club in the 1980s, were placed around the San Paolo stadium, which was eerily empty and quiet due to COVID-19 regulations.
Although spectators were not allowed into the ground itself, however, fans gathered outside the stadium chanting "Diego, Diego" and other anthems.
On Wednesday the iconic footballer died from a heart attack in his home near Buenos Aires, two weeks after undergoing brain surgery.
Maradona came to Naples in 1984 when he was 23 for a then world-record $7.5 million fee from Barcelona and over the next seven years, he helped the perennial underdogs to their only two Serie A titles and their sole major European trophy.
When he was flown in by helicopter for his official presentation, 75,000 people packed into the stadium to see him and thereafter, match-day was the highlight of many peoples' lives.
(Production: Stefan Haskins and Ursa Presern)
