Naples, Nov. 26 -- : Naples mayor Luigi de Magistris on Thursday urged Napoli to rename the San Paolo Stadium after legendary footballer Diego Maradona, who passed away on Wednesday.
"Diego Armando Maradona, the most immense footballer of all time, died. Diego made our people dream, he redeemed Naples with his genius. In 2017 he became our honorary citizen. Diego, Neapolitan and Argentine, you gave us joy and happiness! Naples loves you!," Magistris tweeted in Italian.
In another tweet, Magistris said: "Let's name the San Paolo Stadium after Diego Armando Maradona !!!"
Napoli also expressed grief over the demise of Maradona and said there are no words to describe the pain.
"The world awaits our words but there are no words to descri...