Pope Leo XIV casts doubt on which Italian soccer club he supports during audience with Napoli
When Leo entered the Clementine Hall inside the Apostolic Palace where Napoli's players and staff were seated, there was a slight delay before the guests applauded.
'Maybe they didn't want to applaud because in the media they say I'm a Romanista,' Leo said, referring to Roma fans. 'That's what the press says. Not everything that you read in the press is true.'
Pope Francis, Leo's predecessor, was from Argentina and was a card-carrying supporter of Buenos Aires soccer club San Lorenzo.
Napoli clinched its fourth Serie A title following a 2-0 win over Cagliari on Friday with goals from Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku.
Napoli president and film producer Aurelio Del Laurentiis presented Leo with a Napoli No. 10 shirt — the same number worn by the late Diego Maradona when he played for the southern Italian team — with the pope's name on it and featuring signatures from all of the club's players.
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