Napoli win first trophy since Maradona era

Coppa Italia Sunday Juventus 0 - 2 Napoli

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Coppa Italia SundayJuventus 0 - 2 NapoliROME – Napoli won their first major title since the Diego Maradona era, denied Serie A champions Juventus the double and handed their captain Alessandro Del Piero an unhappy end to 19 seasons at the club by beating the Turin side 2-0 in the Italian Cup final on Sunday.Edinson Cavani broke the deadlock with a penalty just after the hour and Marek Hamsik finished off a counter-attack as Napoli claimed their first trophy since the Maradona-inspired team won Serie A in 1989/90.Juventus had substitute Fabio Quagliarella sent off in the 89th minute for a full-blooded elbow in the face of Salvatore Aronica after only 17 minutes on the pitch."This was a club that didn’t exist, said Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis, a film-maker who refounded the club after it was declared bankrupt in 2004 and led it from Serie C back to the top flight."In a few years we’ve brought something home, above all the knowledge that Napoli exists, lives and can be the world champion of the sport.”Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri said: "It seemed unthinkable to beat Juve.