Diego Armando Maradona urged Napoli to win the Scudetto, but also backed Juventus after their Champions League controversy with Real Madrid.

Il Pibe de Oro confessed his thoughts during a live Instagram video from Argentina and spoke about the big news story of the last couple of days, namely Juve protests at the decisive last-gasp penalty.

Diego Armando Maradona urged Napoli to win the Scudetto, but also backed Juventus after their Champions League controversy with Real Madrid.

Il Pibe de Oro confessed his thoughts during a live Instagram video from Argentina and spoke about the big news story of the last couple of days, namely Juve protests at the decisive last-gasp penalty.

“It wasn’t a penalty,” said Maradona. “Lucas Vazquez was forced to dive. He was next to Gigi Buffon and Medhi Benatia, who was coming from behind and wanted to steal the ball. Vazquez let himself fall…

“Mind you, I’d have done it too in the circumstances.”

He is synonymous with Napoli, having won two Serie A titles with the club, and again sent good wishes to his heirs.

“With the people of Naples, I live, dream and cry every day. Now we are at -4 from the top, let’s see what happens. Juve put in a huge game against Real, we’ll see if after the elimination their mentality drops or instead it gives them more strength.

“I hope we can tear the title away from them. There are no other sides in Italy capable of challenging for the Scudetto. Milan, Inter and Roma are building, but they’ve been saying for five years now that they’re getting back to the top and it never happens.”

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