San Spiga and the cult of Maradona in the Spanish quarters

"The Spanish Quarters are Diego's barrio." For this reason, Santiago Spigariol – known as San Spiga – decided to bring to life the most beautiful images from the striker's history right there, in the alleys of the quarters. San Spiga is an Argentinian street artist, who in 1986, when Maradona accomplished what would later be called "the hand of God," was just over ten years old, but couldn't resist the temptation to come to Naples and paste up in the alleys a poster of the image of Diego hitting the ball with his hand. That was how he led Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup, against England, in the quarterfinals. The referee hadn't noticed, and Maradona commented on the event by saying that hand was the hand of God...
While he was putting up the poster, San Spiga was approached by a boy, Fabio, who took him to see the #murales of Maradona in via De Deo, the one that covers the entire facade of a building. That's how a friendship was born, between Fabio, Santiago, and Salvatore Iodice of MINIERA.
In 1987 Napoli, with Maradona, won its first championship. The joy of the Neapolitans was uncontainable, Maradona became the idol of the underdogs.
San Spiga returned, to Naples and to the quarters, in 2017, on the eve of the thirtieth anniversary of that championship, and, with the collaboration of Salvatore Iodice, plastered the walls of the alleys with images of the one who had given the street kids the greatest dream: that of winning. That of becoming, from "last," the first. If you walk around the Spanish Quarters, you'll find many of these images from the striker's life. Most of them are photographs by Sergio Siano, which the Argentinian street artist turned into posters.
And it seems that Diego is still there, happily juggling like a child.