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Antonio Careca was one of the players closest to Diego Armando Maradona during your stay at Naples. The Brazilian revealed some passages from Maradona’s coexistence with the staff and the atmosphere that was lived at that time.
“The first meeting with Diego marked me. He came to my house and gave me a hug. He opened the doors for me. The following Monday we trained for the first time and it was all easy. We spoke the same language. Maradona was joy. People enjoyed watching it“, Explained the former striker to a radio program called The Hook.
Together they won in the Italian team 1:00 Scudetto (Today Series A) in 1989/1990, a UEFA Cup (1989) and one Italian Super Cup (1990).
“It was easy to play with him, but he also had his hard times, because he had to be more prepared than to play with anyone. He lived with genius. He gave me the best assistance against Rome. He saw a millimeter and threw the ball at me“, Remembered.
“Imagine what Diego would be like today at 22, 23 or 24. No club could afford him. Maradona would not have a money club that would go out. Not a whole bank would get it,” he stressed the Argentine.
Even the ex-companion of Maradona he explained how the Argentine wore the dressing room at all times.
“Diego was always present. In the toughest hours, he was always there. He knew of his responsibility. He knew he could win a game alone, but that a team was built with an entire group. And he led it. He called for responsibility.” , he added.
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