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Napoli's San Paolo stadium renamed to honour Maradona

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Napoli's San Paolo stadium renamed to honour the Diego Armando Maradona. [Photos courtesy]

Italian side Napoli's San Paolo stadium has been officially renamed the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium after the late Argentina striker who led them to their only two Serie A titles and the UEFA Cup, the city's council said on Friday.

Maradona died last week after suffering a heart attack at his home in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, less than a month after his 60th birthday.

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