Serie C | Among the most beautiful and exciting moments of the 100 years of rossoblù history there is undoubtedly the first “historic” promotion to Serie A. It is the April 29, 2016 It’s 10.22pm. At the stadium “Baglia” of Modena, Mr. Riccardo Pinzani of the Empoli section gives the final whistle in the match, advance of the match between Modena and Crotone, which ends with the result 1-1. Crotone is arithmetically promoted for its first time in Serie A, an unimaginable achievement for the city which at the beginning of the nineties restarted from a footballing point of view through the love and dedication of the Vrenna family.
From the First Category, from the dusty pitches up to the top flight, a mix of unique emotions experienced a few days in advance in the stands of the Modena stadium in the presence of thousands of Crotone fans, as well as in the city where for the occasion the match is seen not only by the people of Crotone but by the entire province, present en masse in front of the maxi-screen set up in Piazzale Ultras.
An evening that began with so much hope, with the emotion of the big day, the one that leads you to experience the fears of a long-dreamed-of result and now within reach of a point, the one necessary in that moment. Modena to reach the target.
The match starts badly, the hosts in the race to avoid relegation manage to take the lead in the 17th minute with a goal scored by Luppi, but the “sharks” led in a dream season by the insatiable Ivan Juric they manage to equalize in the 45th minute with a penalty kicked by Ricci and coldly signed by Palladinoman symbol of the promotion, added value in difficult moments of the second half.
The city explodes with joy, a small but consolidated reality, Crotone Calcio arrives on the big stage of A league.
To reach salvation the rossoblu dominate the tournament under the guidance of the former Ivan Juric and they broke through the barrier of eighty points, almost reaching Juventus’s record. An indestructible goal machine, capable of annihilating opponents and showing disarming superiority at home and away.
It matters little if Cagliari will soon win the championship at the finish line: the rossoblu will rewrite history and from there they will shortly trace the indelible lines of a legend in the next Serie A tournament, where many fall , including several big names for an equally exhilarating and exciting salvation, this however is another story worth remembering.
This is the page from the time of the celebratory issue of “IlRossoBlu”.
