A great amaranth party, a memorial full of feelings that served to celebrate the past and prepare for the future. The Pao tournament 2024 edition has closed a circle from an organizational point of view, precisely in the year in which the twentieth anniversary of the death of Francesco Paoluccian Arezzo fan who passed away on February 26, 2004 and who founded the group in 1991 Two June Drunk.
The small field is named after him Arno Street where on Saturday morning the tournament took place, pitting six teams divided into two Italian groups: 10 settembre 1923, Orgoglio Amaranto and Ultras Alberoro on one side; Fossa Ar91, Ultras Arezzo and Arezzo Ovunque on the other. In the end, after nine very close matches, the winner wasUltras Alberoro which he beat in the final 1-0 on 10 September 1923.
While the 8-on-8 matches were played on the field, an increasingly larger audience gathered outside. Many have done the combo porchetta + beeralso purchasing the gadgets on sale at the stand Fossathe group that for twenty years has been putting together an increasingly curated and varied event, capable of involving the entire south curve.
After lunch the event moved to the Tent theaterwhere the debate on the topic of “free travel” with the lawyer was scheduled Giulio Ciabattini and then an hour of back and forth dedicated to the role and functions of Amaranth Pride: the president at the table Daniel Farsetti and former presidents Duccio Borselli e Stefano Farsetti.
After the blue interlude with the unfortunate match of the National against Switzerland, projected on the giant screen, awards ceremony for the participants in the tournament and dutiful remembrance for Francesco Paolucci, for Claudio Saidper Pierluigi Greco, friends who are no longer here. Then dinner for everyone, which was followed by dj set with Gianmaria Sereni Marvis and Luca Parrini until the first light of Sunday.
The demonstration, represented by the slogan “cheering, friendship and rebellion”was organized with the sponsorship of the Municipality of Arezzo and the Uisp committee of Arezzo and was used to raise funds to donate to the department pediatrics of the San Donato hospital.
