If Gonzalo Higuain had any doubts about what lies in wait for him in Naples, the banner that appeared on the Ponte Maddalena Cerasuolo in northern Naples Thursday morning would've swept them away. In Naples, as that banner on the bridge made clear, Higuain is now nothing more than a "rotten, dirty, traitor. "The animosity stems not just from the fact that he left — though that pain cuts deep, too — but because he did so for the club that Napoli's fans loathe more than any other. "Higuaín leaving for Juventus," Altafini said, "just added fuel to the fire. "San Paolo has an intensity, a heat, anyway," said Fabio Pecchia, another player to have represented both clubs.

Source: Economic Times March 31, 2017 18:23 UTC