During a Vatican audience, Pope Leo XVI welcomed Napoli, Italy's Serie A champions, jokingly addressing media claims of his AS Roma fandom. He highlighted the role of teamwork, stating that a championship is a collective achievement rather than an individual triumph. Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis gifted the pope a signed jersey, while Coach Antonio Conte expressed his respect by kissing the pope's hand. Leo's remarks reinforced sports as a platform for moral education, particularly for youth, before concluding with blessings and congratulations from his cook, who hails from Naples.
The championship is won by the team, and when I say 'team' I mean the players, the coach with the whole squad, and the club.
Winning comes at the end of a long journey, where what matters the most is not a one-time exploit or the extraordinary performance of one champion.
People who know him have described him to the media as an AS Roma supporter, but he jested to Napoli: 'Not everything you read in the press is true.'
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