Azerbaijan: Napoli refused to participate in the Maradona Cup for economic and organizational reasons

According to reports from argentine media, Naples refused to participate in the Maradona Cup for economic and organizational reasons.

The Maradona Cup will be played in Saudi Arabia on 14 December, with barcelona and boca playing to commemorate the first anniversary of Maradona's death.

Barca and Boca were Maradona's former owners, but in Napoli Maradona became a legend in football, helping Napoli win the only two Serie A titles in the club's history and a UEFA Cup.

So many people were surprised that Napoli did not participate in this commemorative race.

According to reports in the Argentine and Italian media, Napoli did not participate in the Maradona Cup for two reasons. One is the dense schedule, which left the team unable to make time for a trip to Saudi Arabia in mid-December. The other is that Napoli did not agree on the appearance fee with the organizers of the match, and it is said that Barca and Boca will each receive 1 million euros, while Napoli president De Laurentiis asked for 5 million euros. According to Argentine sources, Napoli asked for 5 million euros to participate in the competition, but their request was rejected.

According to the Italian media "calonapoli24", Napoli is organizing a corresponding event to commemorate Maradona itself, and may organize a friendly match with the Argentine youth team in December or January next year.

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（Mageth）