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De Laurentiis presents Pope with the Napoli shirt with the number 10 on the back
Aurelio De Laurentiis visited Pope Francis and presented him with two special gifts: a Napoli shirt with the number 10 and the pontiff’s name on the back, and a small imprint of Diego Maradona’s foot.
Naples has been a drunken state for some time since the city’s pride, Napoli, returned to the top of Italy after a long 33 years, and its residents continue to experience magical moments on and off the pitch.
A case in point is Aurelio De Laurentiis, where the President of the Partenopei said:accompanied by Giovani Simeone Visit to the Pope at the center Agostinianum, after the lapse of ten years from its foundation Scholas Occurrentes, from a International organization founded and directed by the Pope to support poor communities around the world.
As part of this visit, De Laurentiis and Simeone had the opportunity to spend a few moments with the Pope, presenting him with a Napoli shirt with the number 10 on the back and his name, and a ball signed by the entire team.
The pope reciprocated by donating a Benedictine olive tree to be planted at future football events. De Laurentiis also presented the primate of the Roman Catholic Church with a small footprint of Maradona’s foot as a metaphor for righting the injustices in the world.
In fact, just before greeting Pope Francis, Aurelio De Laurentiis expressed his own wish: “I really hope that one day I can organize a match between Napoli and San Lorenzo, your favorite team.”he said significantly.
Source: sport 24
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