Among registered letters and parcels, bulletins and contracts, blue fever is a guest of honor. Yes, because these days the enthusiasm for the third title It has also made its way into post offices in Napoli and the province.
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The day after the conquest of the tricolour, in the office Napoli 21, in Piazza Neghelli, not far from the Maradona stadium that saw the triumph osimhen and companions, director, tellers and consultants all showed up dressed in blue. An unprecedented and joyful sight for the first customer of the day who, after overcoming the initial moment of amazement, wanted to share his great satisfaction with the office staff, offering coffee to everyone.
A champions' breakfast, so to speak. But the employees of Piazza Neghelli also tell stories of equally unexpected sportsmanship: a regular customer, notoriously a fan of the Juventus, wanted to pay homage to the staff with a large cake, recognizing the overwhelming supremacy of the group led by Spalletti.
The “day after” of happiness went on for a long time: an elderly gentleman who wanted to send a Barcelona a blue flag and scarf to fulfill the request of the son who lives there, he realized he did not have a suitable box. Daniela, one of the employees, went to his rescue and, in a few minutes, recycling some cardboard boxes that were in the office, she packed the package in record time. All with the decisive contribution of Anna, a counter operator and die-hard fan, who before going to the office kept the promise to dye a lock of hair with the color of her heart in case of title.
Napoli's Scudetto in the Stories of Poste Italiane Employees
Blue vanity knows no bounds: Valeria, who works as a financial consultant in the Cavalleggeri office, in Piazza Neghelli, 21, went to work with painted nails.
No need to ask what color. A beautician noticed the detail and to complete the work she drew the shield on it.
A chromatic triumph that a professional photographer and client of the office, struck by such a compact participation in the Scudetto celebration, wanted to immortalize with several shots. The other half of the Poste world was also crossed, and crossed in turn, the anomalous wave of euphoria that the third Scudetto produced under Vesuvius.
«Among banners, flags and murals, there is no corner of the city that is not colored white and blue, and we who travel the length and breadth of the city every day are witnesses of this collective fever - he says Vincenzo, who works as a postman and delivers mail in the Sanità district -. After the delivery of each registered letter, package or letter the greeting is always the same: “Forza Napoli!”.
Then we inevitably stop to talk about our favorite team and the latest news, transforming a quick delivery into a moment of socialization", he reports with a smile. But it also happens that postmen are recipients of completely singular requests, ending up becoming integral parts of a widespread scenography: «A few days before the mathematical victory, a fan wanted to give me two Napoli flags as a good luck sign, inviting me to put them on the scooter I use to make deliveries.
I happily obliged: from that moment on, many tourists, both Italian and foreign, stop me to ask to take a picture. Often that becomes the occasion to give life to small and improvised celebrations with the locals".
Furthermore, Napoli's success has given impetus to a spin-off that has involved postmen: «For weeks now, deliveries of shirts with the names of footballers, flags, scarves and footballs have increased dramatically – reports Gaia, another postman -. Just yesterday I delivered a package to Santa Lucia on which the usual “fragile” writing was replaced by a gigantic “Napoli campione”.
Needless to say, we are very happy to be messengers of this love."
Article published on 5 June 2023 - 16:44
