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    Dries Mertens talks about passing Diego Maradona and Napoli's lack of titles | Serie A
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    Dries Mertens talks about passing Diego Maradona and Napoli's lack of titles | Serie A



    Napoli forward Dries Mertens chats exclusively with ESPN’s Ricardo Ortiz ahead of the 2019-20 Italian Serie A season about passing Diego Maradona on Napoli’s all-time goalscorers list, why Napoli have struggled to win Serie A and the UEFA Champions League, and the differences between Maurizio Sarri and Carlo Ancelotti. Mertens also talks about Belgium national team teammates Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard moving to Inter Milan and Real Madrid, respectively.

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    8. A LXD on

      Mertens is one of the most underrated players of this era. Amazing vision, technique and footballing intelligence. Pure class.

    10. Sasy1980 on

      Mertens is a nice player and a nice man too because I met him in person. I'm very proud to have a person like him in the team of my city. Grazie Dries "Ciro"! 🙂

    12. paco XXI on

      I'm Napoletano, Mertens was a talented boy when I arrived in Naples, but then I saw this guy grow up and become a complete man on the football field and in life.

      I am very proud of Mertens, he is a person who knows how to settle in an extraordinary way, he feels the belonging of the city, he often finds it in restaurants or in Neapolitan pizzerias to cook pizzas and to sketch with waiters or cooks, or make comical jokes in the Neapolitan language, for this reason it is loved by the Neapolitans because it has acquired a Neapolitan spirit, and this is why it is nicknamed "CIRO" Mertens

      I think mertens is a serious professional player, who understands the problems and desires of a city, I believe that in his career he would have deserved even more compared to the most important super paid players who are more social and less professional ..

      I wish for Mertens that this year will be the most glorious of the history of Naples, that it will bring back that name to shine like 160 years ago before they robbed us of all of the name and dignity. Forza Ciro Forza napoli…….sempre

    15. Giana Basi on

      Mertens you are our proud. Forza Napoli. I'm sure that Napoli is strong and the 4 goals are nothing, the players are tired and most of them no are at top in this moment.

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