"The Maradona is sold out. All together to make our voice heard all the way to Udine." This is the post on Napoli's Twitter profile, just hours before tonight's Scudetto-winning match against Udinese, which the Neapolitan fans will be able to watch on the big screens at the Maradona.
The sun. The streets filled with tourists. The blue and white banners and festoons. The shifty glances of those who are tense but don't show it. Many are smiling. Others are running, running and running because they have to be ready for tonight. It's yet another day of waiting in Naples, the third in five days.
For the faint of heart, spending these long hours on the city streets is not recommended. After Lazio's victory last night, tonight it's Spalletti's team's turn, who could become Italian champions with a draw in Udine . The players and coaches left yesterday and are now in Treviso . Locked down.
Because the Napoli fans "escorted" the team to Capodichino Airport and accompanied them to their hotel, seeking photos and autographs. There will be over 12 Neapolitans at the Dacia Arena in Udine, but it's estimated there could be at least double that number, many without tickets, but simply eager to celebrate despite the threatening statements from the Friuli ultras: "We're not celebrating here."
And in Naples ? From 18 p.m., the Maradona will open its doors to another wave of blue. There will be giant screens to watch the Udine match, with tickets—unavailable—costing 5 euros. All together, united by hope and ready to celebrate.
Many, many will remain outside the stadium. There are bars and betting shops where you can watch the 20.45:18 pm match. The ultras instead left, by car, towards Udine. And everyone's thoughts also go to Sunday at XNUMX pm when Fiorentina will be at home.
If Napoli wins tonight, it will be their first matchday as champions, and the fans are ready for a historic display. And fate seems to have written it all. In 1987, the year of the first Scudetto, that of the 'God of Football' Diego Armando Maradona , the Scudetto-winning match was played at home, Napoli vs. Fiorentina.
Here is the 9 points of the championship 33 77 and XNUMX
Meanwhile, there's a rush to the lottery ticket offices. The three numbers are 77, Kvara 's jersey number , 9 for Osimhen , and 33, the number of years since the last Tricolore. For the more cautious, there's also 90, which in Neapolitan folklore signifies fear, after Sunday's draw against Salernitana. Naples is dreaming.
But it does not lose its folklore and superstition. In the streets of the nativity scenes, shepherds with the faces of footballers and horns. Red and of all sizes. Because, you know, "it's not true, but I believe it".
