Napoli-Roma, climate of protest at Maradona: what is happening

Napoli fans continue to protest the team after the disappointing defeat against Empoli: here’s what happened to Maradona.

The Neapolitans’ season was characterized by various factors that prevented the team from being able to express themselves at their best. The decisions of De Laurentiis after the scudetto they were totally wrong and the recovery attempts made by the leaders of the Campania club did nothing but aggravate the situation. Despite this, the Maradona stadium has always been packed, supporting a depleted and psychologically tired team.

The climate of protest in Naples continues to be increasingly severe: At Maradona the fans continue to show their disapproval regarding the performances that Napoli have offered repeatedly this season. After the draw against Frosinonand at home and the very heavy defeat againstEmpoli, in Fuorigrotta, the public made a gesture that was felt by the Azzurri players.

It is no coincidence that following the 1-0 at Castellani, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, after the end of the match, he approached the visitors’ corner and spoke with some fans who expressed all their discontent with the terrible performance offered by Napoli. Consequentially, the Neapolitan curves have made a decision to show their disappointment.

Decision made, here is the gesture of the Neapolitan Curves

In the first quarter of an hour of the first half of the Napoli-Roma match, the Curves of the Maradona stadium decided to challenge your favorites. The passion of the Neapolitan people is well known and also in this case, despite the numerous missteps, many fans flocked to the stadium to support the team. Participate in one European competition it could in fact pave the way for the international prestige of the club and consequently for the purchase of valid players who are functional to the playing methods and principles of the next Neapolitan coach.

As a sign of protest towards the team, however, the Curve deemed it appropriate to remain silent until the seventeenth minute of the first half with flags lowered. A significant gesture which did not allow the protagonists on the pitch to experience the same magical atmosphere that the Azzurri players experience every Sunday at Maradona and which only a year ago, precisely in the 2-1 success against the Giallorossi, reached absurd peaks to demonstrate of the sincere love on the part of the Neapolitan people.