PSG fans pay tribute to 14-year-old Napoli player after tragic death | OneFootball

Paris Saint-German fans paid tribute to Diego De Vivo, the 14-year-old Napoli youth player who died ahead of a training session last week.

The teenager had been a promising figure in the youth academy and was just about to step onto the pitch for a training session in via Selva Cafaro on March 26 when he collapsed.

His parents were also in the stands to watch the session when the tragedy occurred, and despite medical staff rushing to provide first aid, there was nothing to be done.

Napoli fans already paid tribute to Diego – who was named after club legend Diego Armando Maradona – ahead of last week’s Serie A match against Milan.

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epa11999975 Players of Napoli observe a minute of silence during the Italian Serie A soccer match SSC Napoli vs AC Milan at Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, 30 March 2025. EPA-EFE/CIRO FUSCO

Now Paris Saint-Germain supporters have unveiled a huge banner depicting the young player, with the motto ‘Diego Vive’ – Diego Lives.

The striker’s funeral was this week and his teammates wanted to give him one final goal, so they took his coffin to the training ground where he collapsed, positioned it in front of the net, and made sure after a series of passes that he got the final touch to score.

They then gathered together to embrace around him, just as they did when he was alive and scored so many goals for the team.