Ferlaino: Preso Maradona to win, claims Napoli were world’s best

Former Napoli president Corrado Ferlaino declared at the club’s ten‑year anniversary celebration yesterday at the Rotonda Diaz that he bought Diego Maradona to win, asserting the Argentine helped Napoli secure Italian championships and a UEFA Cup, and that the side proved itself the world’s best team.

Ferlaino said, “Preso Maradona perché volevo vincere,” meaning he bought Maradona because he wanted to win. He added that with Maradona Napoli captured multiple Italian league titles.

He also claimed the club lifted a UEFA Cup that featured the world’s top teams. According to him, that season demonstrated Napoli was the best team on the planet.

Ferlaino joked that the club should aim to win 100 league titles in a century. He later tempered that ambition, suggesting a target of 90 titles instead.

He described Maradona as unique and recalled visiting him a couple of times. He emphasized Napoli remains the only Italian club ever to have had the greatest player of all time.

The interview was featured on Google Discover under the “Fonti preferite” section. It carried a “Stampa A− A+” rating in the platform’s editorial classification.

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