A banner with a painted image of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona is displayed as people gather to mourn his death outside San Paolo stadium in Naples, Italy November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
(Reuters) - Diego Maradona was raised in dire poverty and would always take the side of the oppressed which made Napoli, sneered at by the richer clubs from northern Italy, the perfect team for him.
Few players have had such an extraordinary influence on a club as Maradona had during his seven years with the Partenopei.
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