Football and solidarity go hand in hand again, happily, in the second edition of the “Chicco Maggi Memorial” which from next Sunday, May 26th will hold the stage for three weeks at the Ettore Rosso municipal field in Gropparello. In memory and in homage to a beautiful person, well-liked and particularly active in the field of local volunteering such as Federico Maggi, the Promis Gruparel in tandem with the Sports club yellow-green have multiplied their commitment by staging an event that is even more participatory and certainly attractive.
Sixteen teams competing (four more than in the first edition) representing twelve local municipalities, for twelve evenings of competition enlivened by food stands and musical shows. Among the guests of honour, if not at the inauguration during the tournament, the former great Piace striker will return to embellish the event, Dario Hubnerwhose signed shirt and several others of players of his ilk will be auctioned for a more than laudable charitable purpose.
Proceeds from registrations and the t-shirt auction at Lilt Piacenza
The entire proceeds, including tournament registration fees, will once again be donated to Lilt Piacenza to support cancer research. Contending for the title with the outgoing Cadeo champions are two teams from Carpaneto, Fiorenzuola, Piacenza and Gropparello and then the representatives of the municipalities of Rottofreno, Castell’Arquato, San Giorgio, Lugagnano, Vigolzone, Pontenure and Pontedell’Olio. The first two of the four round-robin elimination groups will qualify for the quarter-finals.
All the Memorial dates, including football, music and good food
The busy program of matches on the dates of 26, 27, 29 and 31 May, then on 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12 and finally 16 June, when in the pre-show there will be space for the match between the greatest friends of the “Chicco” and for a performance of the budding promises of the Polisportiva Gropparello. On the same day there was also a beach volleyball tournament in the neighboring structure, with swimming pool, La Castellana. In addition to the main seven-a-side football tournament, the second “Chicco Maggi Memorial” expanded the scene to a quadrangular Over 35 and to a triangular of women’s soccer. In short, everything and more, as the late Federico would have loved, but always present in the hearts of those who loved him.
