One more goal from Daniele Cacia, two from Andrea Caracciolo. Stefan Schwoch, with 135 goals, is the best scorer ever in Serie B. And he became Naples’ idol when Aurelio De Laurentiis was only a chimera, perhaps hovering – as he himself admitted – but not yet present on the Azzurri’s matchday. In 1999-2000 Walter Novellino was the coach and Schwoch was the striker: he had already worked there in Ravenna and Venice and arrived in January, after the Azzurri finished last in Serie A in 1998 with two wins and eight draws in 34 matches, while with Ulivieri the risk is even that of relegation.
Schwoch arrives from Serie A, where he scored two goals with Venezia: one with Udinese, the other with Fiorentina. Alvaro Recoba will come in his place and will be a perfect choice for both parties. “When I found out about my transfer to Napoli I didn’t even want to tell my wife. When I told her about it, she threatened me: ‘You go there alone, I’m not going there’. But both she and my son got along so well that, when they sold me to Torino, she told me: ‘I’m not going back up there.’ The film “Welcome to the South” comes to mind, but it really happened to me.”
He entered the field during the Epiphany of January 1999, against Lucchese. Assist and goal for the final 2-1. At the end of the season there will be six, the following year 22 equaling Vojak. Then Turin and above all Vicenza, where he became an icon. Stefan Schwoch turns 55 today.