KuNapoli, Maradona akasvika pakakwirira pabasa rake: akakurumidza kugara nhaka yekaputeni kubva kumudziviriri weNapoli Giuseppe Bruscolotti uye akakurumidza kuva nyeredzi inonamatwa pakati pevateveri vekirabhu; munguva yake ipapo akasimudza timu kusvika kunguva yakabudirira kwazvo munhoroondo yayo. Maradona akatamba kuNapoli panguva iyo kusagadzikana pakati pekuchamhembe nekumaodzanyemba kweItari kwaive pakakwirira nekuda kwenyaya dzakasiyana siyana, kunyanya kusiyana kwehupfumi pakati pezviviri. Ichitungamirirwa naMaradona, Napoli yakahwina mukwikwidzi wayo wekutanga weSerie A Italian Championship muna 1986<unk>87
. Goldblatt akanyora kuti, "Mhemberero dzacho dzakanga dzichiita mheremhere. Nhevedzano inopfuurira yemapati omumugwagwa asina kurongwa nemhemberero zvakaputika nenzira inotapukira muguta rose mumhemberero yezuva rose iyo yakagara kweinopfuura vhiki. Nyika yakashandurwa. VaNeapolitans vakaita mariro okunyepedzera aJuventus naMilan, vachipisa mabhokisi avo, zviziviso zvavo zvorufu zvichizivisa kuti 'May 1987, imwe Italy yakundwa. Umambo hutsva hwaberekwa.'" Mifananidzo yaMaradona yakadhirowewa pazvivako zvekare zveguta racho, uye vana vachangoberekwa vakatumidzwa zita rake. Mumwaka wakatevera, chikwata chevatatu chinorwisa, chakaumbwa naMaradona, Bruno Giordano, naCareca, vakazotumidzwa zita rekuti "Ma-Gi-Ca" ("magical") pamberi.