Carrara, 10 June 2024 – A dream that finally came true. Pursued for years by the fans, who have never lost their support, caressed by an entire city who in recent weeks, when the road seemed increasingly shorter and more and more people began to believe in it, came together as the city of marble can do on few occasions, to make everyone feel together the support for Mr. Calabro’s eleven.
If the Curva Nord was the twelfth man on the pitch, the rest of the city yesterday wanted to be there at the signing with history. 4,500 people in the stadium followed with trepidation, from the goal in the fifth minute of the match Finotto bomber jacket, a dream that was about to come true, a miracle that became increasingly true in the final against Vicenza. The emotion was anticipated by the mayor Serena Arrighi who immediately demonstrated a certain optimism: “I am tense, I confess, but very confident in the Azzurri’s undertaking because it is such a great and beautiful opportunity and we cannot let it go away. Let’s all believe we are united for the city.” In the stands, editor Urbano Cairo, president of Torino, complimented the fans’ behavior and appreciated the Azzurri’s play at the end of the first half. Don Piero Albanesi rang the cathedral bells in celebration and there were those who accompanied choirs and processions from the mountains to the sea with fireworks, smoke bombs and music. A city tinged with yellow and blue, from its bars to its balconies, decorated with balloons and flags, which entered the history of football with its head held high with a move to Serie B achieved with work and effort, deserved and therefore even more appreciated . At the stadium yesterday 4500 people: many fans, many those who crossed the threshold of Piazza Vittorio Veneto for the first time. Many women and many children with their flags who transformed a final match into a celebration of joy. The city had not been so united for some time and controversies and accusations had been brewing for some time. For a day, social media was filled with yellow and blue hearts, with choruses sung in a unanimous note, with messages of support and encouragement. The united city has proven to be the winning one and it would be good if the lesson became valuable advice for other occasions too. A day that attracted many to the city who live outside and who wanted to be there for the most important challenge. Who like the journalist Cesare Arcolini wanted reliving ancient emotions, of the first news reports from this city “Like most reporters who as children fall in love with the profession of journalist, I started working in sport. It was the period of Orrico’s cage…”. The rest was a celebration that unfolded in the city squares with flags, carousels, trucks full of fans, processions and chants in Piazza Menconi, along Viale XX Settembre up to the city centre.
The team with the president Fabio Oppicelli, Manrico Gemignani And the entire staff from Piazza Vittorio Veneto then went to dinner in a highly armored Club Nautico with all the fans waiting on Viale Colombo to greet the eleven heroes of Serie B. The plans included moving to Piazza Alberica during the night for a crowd bath with the fans .
