Pope Leo Xiv accepts Naples: “The important thing is not the work, it has become a team”

The Papa LEO XIV He received on Tuesday to a private audience at Vatican In Naples After his success in A series Italian, the fourth of its history, and highlights the importance of being a “team” mainly throughout the championship.

After four holidays in a city paralyzed by the team’s work, the Naples He went on Tuesday to see Pontiff, with the President Aurelio de Laurentiis to the head, which gave him a club shirt with number 10, always linked to Diego Armando Maradonaand the name of LEO XIVsigned by all players.

Before starting his speech, the American Pope joked with the rumors that put him as a beginner of Rome“That’s what the press says, and not all who read is true … Dear friends, welcome! And greeting having the winner of the championship. A great party for the city of the city of Naples“

“The championship -winning goal is a goal achieved at the end of a long way in which the most important thing is not to hope. The championship wins the team, and when I say ‘team’ I mean both players, the coach and the whole team, as well as the club. And I want to highlight this aspect of their success,”

A concept, that’s “team”, which is also moved as a great example provided by the club to the youngest.

“It seems to me that the social value of an event like this, beyond the sporting event, is the example of a United team, which puts the individual talent in the common service,” he said.

Besides, LEO XIV He emphasized the importance of the “aspect of education” of this success, because “when sport becomes business, it runs the risk of losing the values ​​that are being educated, and can also be counter -pedagogical.”

“I’m calling parents and responsible for sports: you need to be careful about the quality of moral sports experience at a competitive level, because human growth of young people is at stake. I think we understand each other, and don’t need many words,” he warned.

The pope ended with a special greeting, with his own cook, Rosa, a team follower: “Congratulations to a lady who these days I am making food, is from Naples and has moved her greetings as a great fan.”

Naples finished a brilliant season, after a great Monday party where more than 200,000 people gathered in the city’s promenade to accompany two -converted buses to lead players with trophy.

At the Aurelio de Laurentisis Party, it showed Belgian Kevin’s most reliable signing of Bruyne and the squad asked his coach, Antonio Conte, to stay with the team, though information in Italy suggests that his future next season is in Juventus Turin.