Napoli's Resurgence
Napoli's Resurgence Finally, the wait of 33 years is over!!! Napoli has finally lifted the Scudetto after waiting for 33 years. It was in 1990 when Diego Maradona led them to the title. Since then, people of Naples have eagerly waited for their team to lift the title and their wait is over at last. In these 33 years Napoli have seen lots of ups and downs. After winning the title in 1990 and then Supercoppa Italiana the following year, the club started to decline with star players departing one by one. In 1998 they were relegated to Serie B after recording two wins all season. They were promoted back to Serie A in 1999-2000 season but only to get relegated back to Serie B. In August 2004 Napoli were declared bankrupt and demoted to Serie C1. They just missed out on promotion after losing the play-offs. Even though Napoli were playing in such lower divisions, love of fans and people of Naples for the club never died and they continued to support the club. They were one of the clubs