Diego Maradona offered up his retired No 10 shirt at Napoli to Lorenzo Insigne – during a city ceremony which soon descended into chaos with the former striker sitting partially topless on the roof of a car.

Maradona was back in Naples to receive honorary citizenship of the city and looked a little worse for wear when instructed to cut a cake at the prestigious bash.

Clutching a drink in one hand Maradona made a unconvincing stab at dicing up the cake before scenes rapidly escalated, resulting in the former World Cup winner sitting on top of a vehicle outside the ceremony while removing his shirt.

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Diego Maradona was back in Naples to receive a honorary citizenship of the city this week

The former striker looked a little worse for wear as he was instructed to cut a cake at the bash

Maradona then made an unconvincing go at separating the cake while others watched on

Scenes soon escalated with Maradona sitting on top of a car and beginning to take his top off

The former World Cup winner looked a little dazed as he sat atop the vehicle in the night air

The high-spirited Maradona gave his eyes a rub as he tried to take in his surroundings

Maradona looked to be enjoying the moment as he pulled his shirt apart in front of the cameras

Diego Maradona back in Naples last night. Still got it... �� pic.twitter.com/ZkKz2pWZxU — SportsJOE (@SportsJOE_UK) July 5, 2017

Maradona goes outside his hotel in Naples, sits on top of a van & leads a chant:



"Whoever's not cheering is a Juventus fan!" �� pic.twitter.com/j8gqiIHmQ8 — ItalianFootballTV (@IFTVofficial) July 5, 2017

Crowds had gathered outside the venue to get a glimpse of their hero, though probably didn't expect to see Maradona surrounded by security and ushered to get back down to the pavement.

The 56-year-old lapped up the attention and sat atop the vehicle with his arms outstretched, looking a little dazed as fans chanted his name.

The Napoli legend had previously been talking up his former club's chances of challenging for the Serie A title next season.

Key to that would be Insigne, Napoli's No 24. The 26-year-old hit 20 goals last season as an important creative influence in the Light Blues' third-place finish in Serie A.

Napoli retired the No 10 shirt in honour of Maradona back in 2000 – but now their Argentine legend has joked his old squad number could be back on the table.

The former Argentina striker was ushered down by gathered security outside the venue

Still playing up to the occasion, Maradona lapped up the attention of crowds outside the party

Ever the showman Maradona offered a wave to those around him from his vantage point

Gathered crowds cheered as the former striker sat atop the vehicle following the ceremony

The once world superstar was finally helped down by security and his companions

With a bow to his adorning fans Maradona sealed his exit, as concerned security looked on

Maradona says Insigne, who has scored 49 goals for Napoli so far, can take the No 10 if he surpasses his goal tally of 115.

'If he scores more goals than me, then he can wear it!' Maradona said. 'I hope this can be the right season for the Scudetto, as they have the right experience now not to drop the points where they did last time.

'If they hadn't done that, we'd have been champions already.

'I think this is the right moment for Maurizio Sarri, Pepe Reina, Insigne, Dries Mertens and all the others. They can prove that Napoli can win the Scudetto.'

Diego Maradona has challeged Lorenzo Insigne to beat his goal tally for the Napoli No 10 shirt

Insigne has scored 49 goals for Napoli, including 20 for them last season

Napoli finished behind Juventus and Roma but they were just five points off the pace at the top of the table, an improvement of four points compared to the previous year's gap.

Back in the city where he is so revered for his help in taking Napoli to two Serie A triumphs as well as Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup wins, Maradona praised the people of Naples for ensuring memories of him live on at his former club.

'Many generations have passed since my day,' he added. 'Now the dads have to find videos of my goals to play to their sons. Even the youngest kids know me in Naples and that makes me very proud.'

The fiery Argentine legend hopes to see Napoli win Italy's Scudetto next season