Blue, the sky above Napoli it's too blue.For a few weeks now between the alleys overlapped hundreds of times banners, bandiere, banners with the Neapolitan colors and just two words that have been waiting to be pronounced for 33 years: "Napoli sample".
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Scudetto in Naples, the streets decorated for the triumph
“Let's celebrate Naples with the best ever”, we read on a large advertising billboard for the wine brand 'Maradona Wines' in the San Lorenzo, a stone's throw from the Central Station.
Walking around Napoli in this period it is a dive into history with an eye to the near, very near future. Among the murals and the votive urns in Diego Armando Maradona (“I don't sell myself, I'm Neapolitan”, can be read on a wall behind a cardboard cutout of the 'Pibe de oro' wearing the shirt of Boca), thanks to the triumphal ride that could finally see the third scudetto in its history become official as early as Sunday.
All futures find space on the street champions of Italy of the Napoli di Spalletti: from osimhen a Fourth, Via Kim, Mario Rui, By Lorenzo, politan.The one to see who will throw the most incredible party ever is a challenge between districts, the one with nativity scene figurines instead is explained by the master of nativity scene art Genny Di Virgilio.
The master of nativity scene art and Spalletti's premonitory figurine
"The title you can already feel it in the air - Explains By Virgil -. After the victory over Juventus the Neapolitans stayed up until 4 in the morning, they waited for the team to arrive Capodichino, they accompanied her almost to the training center and then they were already celebrating around the city”.
“Preparations are already underway throughout Naples – continues Di Virgilio – the alleys are already all decorated and here in San Gregorio Armeno with my shop we are already ready with many beautiful statuettes of Naples.
We have two aces up our sleeves, Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia at the forefront."
“These are the most popular Napoli ones, but the Maradona figurine is always the best-selling one. It does ruthless numbers.” Compared to the championship won by Pibe's Napoli, “this is another football”.
“But the beautiful thing is that after many, many years of sacrifice and suffering we have arrived today having had a wonderful football season, the team is charged and enthusiastic, they have played great football.
Truly an example."
Among Di Virgilio's figurines, the one of the mister stands out Luciano Spalletti in a Napoli tracksuit and the hand sign that makes the 'Three': “There is a lot of Spalletti, the coach is a loyal customer of mine, he is very attached to our art. When he comes to visit us he always buys animals because he is a lover, in Florence he has a beautiful estate”.
“The coach has created a team, a compact group, and everyone is free in their minds.
I gave the statuette to Spalletti last year when he arrived. We'll see each other again next year, because I really think that with this Napoli there will be the start of a new cycle."
Article published on 27 April 2023 - 18:43
