European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse S&5 photographer and soccer Fin Gus Schuttler look these pictures of joyous neapolitan celebrating because their team has finally won tin italian National title. Naples goes Blue banana Over 1st soccer title neapolitan can hardly be called a restrained peo ple. Predictably when the City s Chi wished soccer learn. Club Napoli clinched its first italian National championship on sunday after 61 years of trying the City Well banana. Blue is the color of the Naples team and by the monday before the game there was not a can of Blue paint to be had. Streets parking meters Light poles building fronts and roof had been painted Blue in anticipation of the Pennant win. Thousands of Blue banners were Strung across streets and alleys and an estimated 2 million Blue flags Many emblazoned with he image of team Captain Diego Maradona an Argentine import whose status approaches sainthood had been bought up. The madness began on saturday As dozens of floats paraded through the City s Market District. Statues in the downtown area had been adorned with nags and pennants. The statue of Dante the florentine poet sported a Blue Banner across his Chest and a soccer Ball glued to one foot. The clinching contest a 1-1 tie with Florence was played before 90,000 a who then joined an Esti mated 100,000 people who milled around the stadium during the game. That army moved on car and foot toward the downtown area five Miles away. Eventually some 2 million fans dancing atop the roofs of halted buses Riding four to a motor Scooter 15 to a tiny Fiat or 100 to a truck turned the Down town into a vast parking lot. The Victory Celebration petered out in Early morn ing but picked up again a few hours later As motorcycles and cars bearing Blue banners again raced through the City. But that was t the end of the Blowout. Sunday organized parades will be held and fireworks will be set off around the Crater of i. Vesuvius in a simulated eruption of the Volcano. A. King Cruger
