SANTA MARADONA: THE PERFECT MARRIAGE OF FOOD AND FOOTBALL

Andrea Viviani is the founder and owner of the legendary Neapolitan pizzeria, Santa Maradona, an ode to his city, his love of Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli and of course, Diego Maradona.

Located in the historic Spanish quarter, Santa Maradona became the first venue in the city dedicated to El Dios and has become a home away from home for many who regard its food and welcoming hospitality amongst the best in Naples.

Listening to Andrea talk, as he explains his love for the city he will always call home, his club and the pizzeria he created from nothing, is a joy, “Santa Maradona was the choice, the choice to invest in my city, to want to stay here at all costs and to be successful in it.” Andrea tells us.

When Andera speaks you can see his genuine and sincere pride in being able to give back to Naples and throughout our time together, his warmth, energy and enthusiasm are as clear as the Tyrrhenian Sea.

I start from the assumption that for me Naples is not a simple city, Naples in its own way is a microcosmos, a small world apart, different from perhaps any type of city one has the idea of ​​knowing. 

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