Ethe Georgian football player Khvicha Kvaratskhelia landed this season in Npoles and little time has needed to become the sensation of a team that scares in the Champions League. The 21-year-old winger has already scored 8 goals in 17 games (including all competitions) with the Naples to lead the Serie A standings and go to the round of 16 as the first classified in Group A, ahead of Liverpool.
Goal by Kvaratskhelia (l.) (3-1) in Naples 4-2 Ajax
After breaking the door of the world of top-level football and after ceasing to be an ‘unknown’ to the greats of Europe… some statements have come to light from Kvaratskhelia before signing for the Italian team. “My biggest dream is to win the Champions League with Real Madrid. I’ve been a Real Madrid fan since I was a child. With my brothers, we were always watching their matches”assured to declare his absolute love for the white team.
They compare him with Maradona
The Georgian star has already earned the nickname ‘Kvaradona’ among Naples fans. “Our Georgian immigrants who live in Naples say that, as Georgians, they give us pizza there because of Kvara. In the city of Maradona, everyone loves Kvara. They wear their shirts,” said the Georgian journalist Edo Badalashvili during an interview with CNN Sport. And it is that as they say in Napoli… “When they see Kvara, they see Maradona”. Su talismn.
