Football: I carry forward Shaolin Kungfu

On Saturday afternoon, the Inter team arrived in Napoli.

It is the largest city in southern Italy, with an area of 117 square kilometers, a population of about 1 million and a history of 2,600 years.



the city is one of the Mediterranean's most famous scenic destinations

, rich in history, culture, art and gastronomy – as well as football, which combine to scatter the streets of this ancient city.

When it comes to football in Napoli, one has to mention an Argentine.

Maradona!

Hand of God, five in a row, World Cup winner...

The world-recognized king who is side by side with Pele has left his own indelible mark in the long river of football history.

And for Napoli fans.

There is nothing more crazy than Maradona leading Napoli to miraculous victory!

In July 1984, Maradona joined Serie A side Napoli from Barcelona in La Liga for a record transfer fee of $7.5 million.

In May 1987, Maradona was crowned Serie A champion for the first time in its history, and Napoli went from a relegation underdog to a Serie A champion, and it took him only three years to bring about a qualitative change!

In 1989, Maradona led Napoli through Europe and won the UEFA Cup for the first time in its history.

Just a year later, Napoli won Serie A again under the leadership of this football king!

For the natives of Naples, Maradona is the god and god of the city!



After Maradona settled in the Stadio San Paolo Hotel in

Naples, Ye Chen and Barrera wore masks and hats and strolled through the streets of Naples.

The streets are full of albums, posters and slogans related to Maradona.

In front of a slightly shabby burger shop, the owner has a photo with Maradona on the window.

In the photo, the bearded boss has a smile on his face, and the following captions:

"God came to me every week to eat hamburgers thirty years ago!]

Ye Chen stopped and stared for a while, and said to Barrera:

"Although Maradona won the Serie A and UEFA Cup for Napoli, he is a foreigner after all, and it is incredible that a foreigner can gain such great respect in Italy's relatively conservative south!"

Barrera smiled and patted Ye Chen's shoulder.

"You don't understand that! Maradona, he's Italian!

Ye Chen was stunned.

Maradona, the whole world knows him as Argentinian.

How did it get to Barrera's mouth, and he became Italian.

Is it the same as the country of base, as long as it is good, it is said to be its own?

Barrera wears sunglasses and puts her hands in her trouser pockets, enjoying the bright Mediterranean sun on the streets of Naples.

"Not only Maradona, Inter's old captain, Zanetti, but also Italian!"

"What do you say?" Ye Chen said he didn't understand.

"More than a hundred years ago, we in Italy began to migrate to Argentina, and now Argentina's 40 million people, 25 million are descendants of Italians, including Naradona and Zanetti, they are all sons of Italians."

After listening to Barrera's explanation, Ye Chen was taken aback!

"In this way, more than 60% of the population in Argentina has Italian blood flowing in their bodies."

"That's right, so to speak," Barrera continued, "there aren't many Argentines in Inter right now, just one Lautaro, ten years ago, our starters, Argentines accounted for almost half!

Ye Chen wrenched his finger and began to count

, "Milito, Zanetti, Samuel, Cambiaso!"

These four are the absolute main players in the team when Inter won the Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia in 2010.

From defender to striker, Inter at the time had a solid Argentine central axis.

Naples' Mediterranean climate is exceptionally bright in winter.

The two were very interested, walking in the streets and alleys.

With his knowledge of the city, Barrera introduced Ye Chen.

"This Naples is an old city, and the city's facilities are relatively old, and they can't compare with Milan."

"Let's just talk about the road under our feet," Barrera's eyes lit up, pointing to a large hole in the road, filled with rainwater.

"Fifteen years ago, I was only seven years old, my father brought me to Naples to play, I saw this big pit, after so many years, this big pit, is still here, hahahaha!"

"Why do I remember so clearly? Because everything here, the houses, the streets, has not changed for at least thirty or forty years..." Ye

Chen was also very surprised by the urban construction of Naples!

Before coming to Italy, he subconsciously thought that as an old capitalist developed country, Italy should be a very modern country.

But when he came to Italy, he found that this was not the case.

Many local big cities, the level of urban construction, is not even as good as the third-tier cities in China!

Especially Napoli.

On both sides of the dilapidated street, as far as the eye can see, the residential buildings are not only old, but also have some obvious traces of daily maintenance and repair.

The cement walls peeled off, revealing a dark red brick color;

The tiled walls, half of which have fallen, and the remaining half of the tiles are also crumbling.

The two turned into an alley.



Maradona's mural in a Napoli shirt

, a dilapidated apartment building that looks like it's thirty or forty years old.

The clothes dried by the residents were hung haphazardly on the balcony, which looked very messy.

Because there is no parking lot, cars are crowded on a small flat block.

If the car inside wants to come out, the car in front has to move the car first.

However, a huge mural of Maradona running in a Napoli shirt jumps out on the gray wall, adding life and vitality to this dilapidated place.

"This is Maradona, he runs on the pitch and in the life of every ordinary Neapolitan man."

Barrera took off his sunglasses and smiled and waved at Maradona on the wall.

Ye Chen thought deeply about Barrera's words.

What does football mean to ordinary people?

They may be busy with work and rarely play football;

Maybe with a salary that doesn't go up or down, it is difficult to afford the expensive tickets for them.

But the love of football, the respect for spiritual leaders like Maradona, is imprinted in the bones of every Napoli man.

For many, football may not be the same.

But for the chase and love on the green field, there is always a moment of sadness and joy!

In the distance, the sea breeze blows in the harbor.

Ye Chen looked at this Maradona mural painted on the mottled wall, and fell into deep thought again.

"Do the people of Naples love Maradona, love football, love their city, love their life in the moment?"

PS: There was a bug in the system, the chapter stuck me for two days, and I burst into tears!

Now it's finally good, and the chapters that were previously backlogged in the background have been released all at once.

Sorry everyone!

In order to make up for everyone, the author changes three times a day this week, so that everyone can watch as much as possible!

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