Sixth time in Livorno, Azzurri ahead in the overall score (by Leonardo De Nicola)

The (empty) steps of the old Ardenza will welcome the festive choirs of the circa on Sunday 200 Sangiovannese announced below. If the weather proves to be the case, the Labronian supporters will prefer a day at the beach to their neighbours Bagni Fiume And Pancaldi. In fact, he creates a bad atmosphere for football in those parts and a match that promised to be delicate also from the “environmental” aspect, given the well-known passion of the fans amaranth, it may not turn out to be such, on the contrary.
On 15 September 1974, almost 50 years ago, the Azzurri led by Francesco Petagnahaving risen to the third series, visited the Labronica team led by the former for the first time Giovan Battista Fabbri (in the end Livorno will change 5 and I mean 5 coaches: after Fabbri in order will arrive Uzzecchini, Lojacono and the flags Mauro Lessi and Puccinelli).
Blue team with: Ciappi, Contadini and Campani; Ravenni, Verdiani and Macchia, Vastini, Zanardello, De Ponti, Menciassi and Zanchini, the latter a former player like the Venetian Lucio. In the home team there is libero Salvadori who played a season with us and, at the center of the attack, the former Sampdorian “bison” Hermann Christinavery disarmed.
Governa from Alessandria referees and Martin, a defender from Livorno from the Toro school, immediately scores a goal. The equal of Marco Vastini da Incisa, albeit in extremis, did justice that day to the Sangio who was then destined for a high-class tournament, unlike the labronici ranked in thirteenth final place.
Victory for the hosts instead in the following season, 3-2 with the amaranth goals of the usual Martin, of Shine and of Mazzanti known as the “slipper”, Italian goals from Rome’s Palmieri and Luciano Ravenni.
Third meeting in what is now the stadium named after the great Inter captain Armando Picchi, on 20 February 1977, still in the unique and beautiful “C”.
And here is the first of our two successes: he signed it that distant day Angelo Calistithus repeating the success achieved at Saint John in the first leg (1-0 with a goal by Ravenni). Fast forward 14 years and here we are with a challenge labeled “Regional Excellence” due to the previous failure of the home club. It ends 2-1 for the amaranths with goals from Cardinali and Francesconi after the momentary draw from my dear captain “fracassa” Bargellini.
And, to close the circle, the 2022-2023 Serie D championship with Aldo Firicano’s Sangio corsair on the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea, 2-0 (behind closed doors and not at Ardenza) with goals from Boix And Bests and an ending full of assorted tensions.
And in short, in Livorno it is a excellent balance sheet for us with 2 successes, as many defeats and a relative draw as mentioned in the debut match. Which goes hand in hand with the general total updated after the 1-1 draw in the first leg at the “Fedini”:

11 championship matches: 5 Italian victories, 3 Amaranth successes and 3 draws.

In the last 3 races played we have had 2 successes for the Sangio and a draw. And if it helps let’s also say that our team has not lost against Livorno since 8 March 1992 in Eccellenza, 0-4 on the banks of the Arno with a brace from Francesconi and goals from Cardinali and Nannipieri.
In that Sangio of Giampiero Colcelli and Enzo Marini’s Cianchi (son) was also there, which gives me the opportunity today to send a warm hug to his father Sergio blue flag for many, many years.