Religione Monoteistica, a fanzine dedicated to Maradona

Many years have passed but Naples has never forgotten one of its best players, Diego Armando Maradona. The Argentine number ten gave the city great trophies as well as goals and plays, and for this reason he has not only remained in the hearts of the Azzurri fans, who still jealously guard every possible relic of him. From newspaper cuttings to iconic photos, everything about Maradona in Naples is sacred and untouchable, a cult and a love that will never cease and that cannot be surpassed even by fearsome players like Osihmen and Kvaratskhelia. For these and other reasons, 'Religione Monoteistica' was born, a photographic project by Alessandro Tione that began in 2018 with the intention of documenting all the spontaneous gestures of love, tributes and urban art dedicated to the Pibe de Oro as testimony to the never-ending romance between Naples and Maradona.

After more than 30 years, it is possible to find vintage newspapers and photographs of Maradona in shops, garages, pizzerias, on walls. Alessandro Tione has immortalised these memories as part of the city's football history and culture, but not only. Religione Monoteistica is at the same time also a sociological and anthropological insight into the city of Naples. People's eyes shine when they recall the exploits of the Argentine 10, who gave the city something more important than any trophy, the conviction that Naples can win, against anyone. The choice of the title underlines just how much Naples is still linked to a religion and how in the hearts of Neapolitans there is only one D10S: Diego Armando Maradona.

The fanzine is already available, here.