Football: I carry forward Shaolin Kungfu

On Saturday afternoon, the Inter Milan team arrived in Naples.

This is the largest city in southern Italy, with an area of ​​117 square kilometers, a population of about 100 million, and a history of 2600 years.

Rich history, culture, art and food - as well as football, the cultural heritage of these elements is scattered in the streets and alleys of this ancient city.

Speaking of football in Naples, one has to mention an Argentine.

Maradona!

The hand of God, winning five in a row, the World Cup champion...

The world-recognized world champion alongside Pele has left his own indelible mark in the long history of football.

And for Naples fans.

There is nothing more crazy than Maradona leading Naples to miraculously win the championship!

In July 1984, Maradona joined the Serie A Naples team from La Liga Barcelona with a record transfer fee of 7 million US dollars.

In May 1987, Maradona led the team to be crowned the Serie A champion for the first time in history. Naples went from a relegation underdog to the Serie A champion. It took him only three years to bring about a qualitative change!

In 1989, Maradona led Naples to sweep Europe and won the UEFA Cup for the first time in team history.

Just one year later, under the leadership of the king, Naples won the Serie A championship again!

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

After settling in the hotel, Ye Chen and Barrera wore masks and hats and strolled through the streets of Naples.

On the street, you can see albums, posters and slogans related to Maradona everywhere.

In front of a slightly dilapidated burger restaurant, the store posted a photo with Maradona on the window.

In the photo, the bearded boss is smiling, with the words below:

[God came to me every week to eat burgers 30 years ago! 】

Ye Chen stopped and stared at it for a while, then said to Varela:

"Although Maradona won the Serie A and UEFA Cup championships for Naples, he is a foreigner after all. It is incredible that a foreigner can gain such great respect in the relatively conservative south of Italy!"

Barrera smiled and patted Ye Chen on the shoulder.

"You don't understand this! Maradona, he is Italian!"

Ye Chen was taken aback.

The world king Maradona, the whole world knows that he is Argentine.

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

Is it the same as Bangguo, as long as it is good, it is your own?

Varela was wearing sunglasses, with his hands in his trouser pockets, enjoying the bright Mediterranean sunshine on the streets of Naples.

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

"How to say?" Ye Chen expressed his incomprehension.

"More than 100 years ago, we Italians began to immigrate to Argentina. Now Argentina has a population of 4000 million, 2500 million of whom are descendants of Italians, including Naradona and Zanetti, who are all sons of Italians. "

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

"In this way, more than [-]% of the population in Argentina has Italian blood flowing through them."

"Yes, it can be said that," Barrera continued, "there are not many Argentines in the Inter Milan team. There is only one Lautaro. Ten years ago, our starting players were Argentines. Almost half!"

Ye Chen wrung his fingers and started counting,

"Milito, Zanetti, Samuel, Cambiasso!"

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

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

The Mediterranean climate of Naples is particularly bright in winter.

The two were very excited and walked in the streets and alleys.

Based on his knowledge of the city, Varela introduced it to Ye Chen.

"This Naples is an old city. The city's facilities are relatively outdated, and it is incomparable with Milan."

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

"15 years ago, when I was only seven years old, my father brought me to Naples to play, and I saw this big hole. After so many years, this big hole is still here, hahahaha!"

"Why do I remember it so clearly? Because everything here, the house, the street, has not changed for at least three or forty years..."

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

Before arriving in 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.

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

Especially Naples.

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

The cement wall peeled off, revealing the dark red brick color;

Half of the tiled wall fell off, and the remaining half of the tiles were crumbling.

The two turned into an alley.

This is a dilapidated apartment building, and it looks like it has been around for 40 to [-] years.

Residents hang clothes to dry on the balcony at will, which looks very messy.

Because there is no parking lot, the cars are crowdedly parked on a small lawn.

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

However, a huge mural of Maradona running in a Naples jersey jumped out on the gray wall, adding vitality and vitality to this dilapidated place.

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

Varela took off his sunglasses, smiled and waved to Maradona on the wall.

Ye Chen thought deeply about what Barrera said.

For ordinary people, what does football mean to them?

They may be busy with work and rarely play football;

Perhaps it is difficult to bear the expensive tickets for them with a salary that is not high or low.

But the love for football and the respect for spiritual leaders like Maradona are imprinted in the bones of every Naples person.

For many people, football love may not be the same.

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

In the distance, the sea breeze from the harbor is blowing slowly.

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

"Do the people of Naples love Maradona and football, or do they love their city and their current life?"

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