The first time he never forgets, this will Leo Messi think when he enters the San Paolo stadium in Naples for the first time. Barcelona will face Napoli for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 and in the Neapolitan city everything is ready for the party scheduled for Tuesday at 9.00 pm.
MESSI AND MARADONA - The comparison is always current between the Argentine flea and the Diez who led Napoli to conquer the only two championships won in its history. The San Paolo is and will be the temple of Diego Armando Maradona where all the most important Italian teams have had to capitulate. The sold out stadium is announced at the Fuorigrotta stadium to admire the exploits of Leo Messi above all and encourage Napoli to conquer the victory against the very strong Blaugrana opponent. How will Messi react to the entrance to San Paolo? Surely being a professional accustomed to these stages you will enjoy the beauty of the public frame.
MILIK O MERTENS - The formation that Rino Gattuso will field against Barcelona is not yet known and the first important ballot concerns the attackers. If Insigne and Callejon seem confident of the place, a runoff regarding the first striker is still going on between Arek Milik and Dries Mertens. The Polish returns from a muscle fatigue and against Brescia he played half an hour replacing the Belgian elf. Tomorrow Gattuso will dissolve the latest reservations.
MESSI IN NAPLES? - Rumors are making Napoli fans all over the world dream: Leo Messi in the (difficult) event that he left Barcelona would like very much the Neapolitan destination to relive the deeds of Diego Armando Maradona. Certainly the operation is utopian for two reasons: the pharaonic salary of the Argentine champion and the fact that he is divinely well in Barcelona. But dreaming costs nothing and the fans are already thinking about it .... Maradona was there, why couldn't Messi?