Naples, Spalletti and De Laurentiis do not speak on the day of the party – Corriere.it

It all starts with a tweet, to warm up the party and also spirits. Aurelio De Laurentiisin the belly of Maradona, next to the statue of Diego: «How nice to be with Maradona, Spalletti and Cholo Simeone». Luciano is to the left of him, the Atletico Madrid coach and father of Giovanni, the Cholito, to the right. The president of Napoli entrusts his affection and esteem for his coach to a twitter, but Lucio da Certaldo thinks only of Fiorentina and after the clapperboard he returns to his world, to his team. The evening is that of the celebration of an unprecedented sporting feat in the management of Adl, there is now no room for approaches of a different tenor. «They had an option and they exercised it – Spalletti said after the match – I thank them for warning me, then there will be time to talk about it. There are still several games to go.” He cuts cold and short on the contract, now he wants to try to feel happy. And the victory against Fiorentina is another piece of his perfect and tormented mosaic.

It all ends on
Maradona open-air stage
, here the team is celebrated in a cinematic atmosphere. LEDs illuminate the stadium with the colors of Italy, smoke bombs mark the path of the players. De Laurentiis is the absolute master of the scene, he hugs and kisses every single playerall managers, doctors, physiotherapists. At Spalletti’s arrival he is exalted: «Our star, the absolute protagonist». Luciano is moved, he hides it and throws it on irony: «If you’ve managed to make me win a Scudetto too, then this really is the city of miracles. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, I love you very much. When you see such strong happiness, it is a satisfaction to know that you have contributed”.

The coach experiences emotions in an intimate way. When the match ends, after half a lap with the players, he chooses to go back to the locker room: a look at the stands, applause and then straight into the tunnel. De Laurentiis does not leave the grandstand and celebrates with his guests. There is always a subtle distance between the two, in deeds, in words and even in looks.

The city has poured into the streets, the Fuorigrotta district is the world of fairy tales: flags, scarves and joyful faces of families with children. All towards Maradona where the gates opened three hours before the start of the match, which still makes sense for the team: to win and continue to score as many points as possible.
Spalletti is not satisfied with the tricolor already conquered
, wants to win big. Still giving satisfaction to the city. His is half a revolution, it gives space to goalkeeper Gollini, the ex with the poisoned tooth with Fiorentina, to Ostigard and Demme. Save while you can Kvaratskhelia, forced to come on cold at half-time with a knee injury Lozano (the Mexican leaves the field in tears) but the team begins to turn in the second half when Lobotka and Zielinski also return to the field: the victory is served with a double penalty (one missed and the other hit) by Osimhen. Spalletti on the bench gets angry as if it were one game among others, De Laurentiis, happy beyond belief, collects compliments and distributes handshakes. “This is a championship that should be dedicated to the fans,” she finally says on the party stage. And it implements the strategy for the future. In front of sixty thousand spectators he invites sporting director Giuntoli. “Cristiano – he tells him – we have to get to work, the cycle continues”.

The ds, close to farewell, does not pick up. She addresses the audience, the sensation is that of the final greetings: «Thanks to Napoli, to the CEO. Chiavelli who gave me this opportunity eight years ago. Don’t worry, Napoli will remain great as long as Aurelio is there». Napoli has won, the party continues, smoke bombs on the pitch, fireworks in the sky to the tune of «We are the Champions». A unique, exaggerated and exciting celebration. Spalletti flies into the sky in the arms of the team then returns to his world, alone. Really happy.