Italian football icons visit Netflix’s 'Culinary Class Wars' winner’s pasta bar in Seoul

“Napoli Matfia,” the winner of Netflix Korea’s “Culinary Class Wars,” hosted a star-studded evening at his restaurant on Sunday.

“Culinary Class Wars” winner, "Napoli Matfia" posted a picture on Instagram featuring former Italian football players at his restaurant, left, and "Napoli Matfia," right. [INSTAGRAM]

“Napoli Matfia,” the winner of Netflix Korea’s “Culinary Class Wars,” hosted a star-studded evening at his restaurant on Sunday.

Italian football legends Fabio Cannavaro, Leonardo Bonucci, Alessandro Del Piero and Andrea Pirlo dined at his pasta bar, Via Toledo, located in Yongsan District, Seoul.

On Sunday, “Napoli Matfia,” whose real name is Kwon Seong-joon, shared a video clip on his Instagram account, showing the former footballers dining at his restaurant.

"I was nervous in front of the legendary Italian players. It was an honor. Grazie tutti [Thank you all]," Kwon said in the post.

Andrea Pirlo dribbles during the ″Icons Match″ which took place at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Following the visit, Kwon posted a photo of signed jerseys from the four players. When Cannavaro shared the post on his Instagram, Kwon responded with, "Napoli's pride, Cannavaro hyung. I love you," using the Korean term for older brother.

The former football players and coach were in Korea for the Nexon Icons Match, a friendly match organized by game developer Nexon featuring world-class retired footballers.

The match took place at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul on Sunday. Divided into two teams — "FC Spear," composed mainly of attackers and "Shield United," primarily made up of defenders — the game ended in a 4-1 victory for Shield United.

Kwon, a graduate of a Korean hotel culinary program, honed his skills in Italy for a year and a half before opening his Italian restaurant, Via Toledo.

BY JANG GU-SEUL [yoon.seungjin@joongang.co.kr]