In tribute to Diego Maradona, we revisit one of his finest hours as a member of Napoli’s UEFA Cup-winning team of 1989 the last time the southern Italian side achieved European glory.
Inspired by Maradona, the previously unheralded Partenopei enjoyed success both at home and, culminating in this scene after their 5-4 aggregate win over VfB Stuttgart in the final, abroad.
1. Raffaele Di Fusco
The eternal deputy, goalkeeper Di Fusco made just 34 Serie A outings for Napoli despite being on the books for much of the period between 1983 and 1998, barring brief stints with Catanzaro and Torino. One of those matches came as a striker: during a 1989 game against Ascoli, with several team-mates struggling, he came on 11 minutes from t…
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