The scene in the streets and squares of Naples was completely different from the atmosphere of the Olympic stadium in the capital, Rome, which hosted the final of the Italian Cup competition behind closed doors, as thousands gathered to celebrate the title won by the Southern City Club at the expense of Juventus by winning it on the penalty shootout, and this despite the The precautionary measures still in place against the spread of the Coruna virus.
It is Napoli's first title in the competition since 2014 and the sixth in its history, while Juventus failed to lift the cup for the fifth time in the last six seasons and boost its record (13 titles so far).
Napoli deprived his former coach, Maurizio Sari, of opening the title record with Juventus, who received his supervision at the beginning of the season, and also dealt a moral blow to the "old lady" team, which resumed its struggle with Lazio for the league title from Monday against Bologna. On the other hand, Gennaro Gattuso crowned his first title as coach, knowing that he took office in the South Club to succeed Carlo Ancelotti in December.
The "Sky" network estimated the number of fans who gathered to celebrate the precious title that was achieved after stopping since March due to the outbreak of the new Corona virus, at nearly five thousand. After the whistle, the car and motorcycle marches started immediately after the whistle, which resulted in a penalty shootout after the 0-0 draw in the original time, instead of taking two additional runs, in order to reduce the physical burden on the players who have just returned to the stadiums.
The gatherings took place in different parts of the city, as fans lit up smoke flares, fireworks and displaying fabulous scarves and banners in Naples and the satirical Juventus.
The largest gathering in Trieste and Trento was the traditional meeting place for the club's fans to celebrate the victories, and dozens threw themselves in the fountain in the middle of the square.