A shirt worn by Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona while defending the colors of Napoli, Italy, he raised 55,000 euros at an auction to help the southern city confront the Corona virus.
Maradona wore this particular shirt 33 years ago, and gifted it to his former colleague in Naples, Ciro Ferrara, who, along with the son of Naples, now Chinese coach Gangujo Evergrande, Fabio Cannavaro, launched a campaign of donations to help the city in light of the economic crisis caused by the complete closure imposed by the Italian government In order to reduce the "Covid-19" outbreak.
He announced that an online auction resulted in the sale of the Maradona shirt, which defended the colors of Napoli between 1984 and 1991 and led it to its only two Italian league titles in 1987 and 1990 and to the continental crowning of the orphan in 1989 when he won the UEFA Cup.
Maradona, the 59-year-old who currently oversees the Argentinian team Jemansia de la Plata, thanked his former teammate Ferrara in a Facebook message, saying: "We won another match for Naples and our loved ones from the people of Naples. Perhaps it was the most important match and we won it together. The way we have always been. "
He concluded, "I am honored that I contributed to this assistance to our people during an unprecedented moment."
Italy is one of the countries most affected by the "Covid-19" virus, and it was at the top of the list of injuries and deaths for a long time before it became the third in terms of infections (more than 197 thousand) behind the United States (more than 980 thousand), and Spain (more than 226 thousand) .