Napoli and Barcelona are not yet on the field, but they are at the restaurant. Aurelio De Laurentiis and Joan Laporta have indeed met with their respective management teams in Posillipo for the traditional Uefa match day greeting and to do the honors of hosting in view of tonight's big match at Maradona.
The standout presence, however, is that of Marek Hamsik: the former Azzurri captain arrived in the city in the morning directly from Slovakia, from Capodichino he was transported directly to Posillipo to be able to see his former president, invited by De Laurentiis.
Tonight Marek will be at the Maradona to watch the big European match up close, the debut match for Francesco Calzona who he had brought to the Slovak national team in August 2022. The rumors of a return to Napoli of the Slovak - but as a director - did not stop after the admission of the new Neapolitan coach wanting him by his side in this new experience.