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Napoli president De Laurentiis brands Stadio San Paolo 'a toilet'

The home of the Serie A side is currently undergoing renovation ahead of the new season, but the club's chairman is unhappy with progress so far

Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis has blasted the Metropolitan Council of Naples over the lack of progress made regarding improvements to the club’s stadium, unfavourably comparing the ground to "a toilet".

The Stadio San Paolo is currently undergoing renovation ahead of the Serie A side’s 2018/19 campaign, as well as before next year’s 2019 Summer Universiade, to be hosted in Naples.

But work on the venue is yet to meet the satisfaction of De Laurentiis, the president of the Partenopei, who has roundly criticised the local government’s handling of the project.