Maradona Goal vs Lazio (1987)

Lore & Background

The article states that Maradona led Napoli to their first Serie A league title, and their second three years later, but gives no information about individual matches or goal scorers in those seasons.

In Their Own Story

The air in San Paolo was thick with humidity and anticipation as the clock ticked past the hour. Maradona glanced up, spotted a sliver of space between two Lazio defenders who thought they had him contained. He didn't run; he glided. The first defender lunged, but Diego slipped through like water. The second tried to intercept, only to be left grasping at air as Maradona accelerated past the penalty area. Time seemed to suspend itself. With a calm that belied the chaos around him, he struck the ball into the net, and the stadium erupted in a roar that shook the very foundations of Naples.

Did You Know?

• Maradona was the first player to set the world record transfer fee twice: in 1982 to Barcelona for £5 million, and in 1984 to Napoli for £6.9 million.
• He led Napoli to their first Serie A league title, and their second three years later.
• Maradona was later banned from Napoli for taking cocaine.