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Maradona’s “Best Friend” Was Found at Napoli in Critical Condition over a Square Bench: “He Was About to Die”

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Pietro Puzone was a companion of the Pelusa in the Neapolitan painting and retired at the age of 27, after a career plagued by excesses. He is interned in an Italian clinic

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Pietro Puzone was a companion of the Pelusa in the Neapolitan painting and retired at the age of 27, after a career plagued by excesses. He is interned in an Italian clinic

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Former Napoli player and close friend of legend Diego Armando Maradona, 63-year-old Pietro Puzone, found himself in danger of death again. The 1987 Serie A champion had been sidelined for days in Acerra, a small town near Naples, due to a difficult battle with alcohol addiction. According to Italian media outlet Gazetta dello Sport, Puzone was found in critical condition, with deep wounds to his arms and legs. Tragedy was averted by environmenta…

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Victim of alcoholism, he was interned after being found with deep wounds in a bank; he was the organizer of the famous charity party in the mud in which the Argentine star acted

·Vicente López, Argentina
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The former promise of the youth sector in Naples, the victim of alcohol addiction, spent the first night in Villa dei Fiori. The 118 health care services are int...

·Rome, Italy
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Pietro Puzone, former Napoli footballer and considered one of the best friends of Diego Armando Maradona, was rescued after being found for days on a bench in Acerra, in extremely precarious conditions. The deep wounds to the legs and arms, the hot torrid [...] L'articolo The best friend of Maradona hospitalized with urgency: Puzone lived for days on a bench with wounds to the legs comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.

·Rome, Italy
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Pietro Puzone, former Napoli right winger and great friend of Diego Armando Maradona during his years with the Azzurri, was rushed to the Villa dei Fiori Clinic in Acerra.

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Il Fatto Quotidiano broke the news in Rome, Italy on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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