The countdown has begun for Fano’s last away match of this championship in Avezzano against a team currently in fourth place in the standings and coming off two consecutive victories which have restored enthusiasm to the green and white environment in view of the playoffs. Avezzano only needs one point to have the mathematical certainty of playing them. However, Alma does not have these certainties and will have to sweat until the last second of the 180 minutes that still remain to grab the chance to play for salvation in the playouts, thus avoiding the shame of direct relegation. Possibilities that pass exclusively through a success in Avezzano, as was hoped last Sunday in Sora where the Granata lost 2-1.
The last aftermath of that unfortunate match for the Fano colors are the consequences of the racist insults addressed to Boubacar Coulibaly from the grandstand, expressions which evidently were also heard by the match director who suspended the match to recall the team officials Sora to take action. Neither the player nor his Fano teammates left the field so the match continued without problems. The sports judge has in fact heavily punished the Lazio club by inflicting a match behind closed doors and a fine of 2,500 euros with the following motivation: “For having, during the match, its supporters address expressions with discriminatory content for reasons of race to the address of a black player from the opposing team who forced the referee to suspend the match for 5 minutes”. Returning to the Avezzano trip, the Fano Panthers organized a bus to be present and support the team at the Stadio dei Marsi. “The certainty – they write – is that we are at the lowest point in the history of the Granata with more than a foot and a half in the abyss.
To date, the future beyond the category is far from rosy but there are three reasons to feel obliged to come to Avezzano: for the pride of belonging to that over one hundred year old shirt and our group in the shadow of 50 years; to be able to say, when all this is a bad nightmare and we wake up ‘I was there in Avezzano that time!’; for these guys who, despite a president and all those who are presenting them with different roles, are giving their soul and their sweaty shirt! Those who really love the shirt and are proud to be Panthers can’t miss it in Avezzano!”.
Tickets. The sale of vouchers for the guest sector is already active and will end at 7pm on Saturday 27 April; the cost of the ticket is 12 euros, and it will be possible to purchase it on the go2.it platform, entering Avezzano-Alma Juventus Fano as the event.
