historic first time for the city of Milan

Milan the hat trick drops: after Milan and Inter, the capital of Lombardy will have three football teams in the professional leagues for the first time in history, thanks to the promotion to Serie C obtained byAlcyone.

A historic achievement for the third Milanese team, achieved by winning Group A of the Serie D championship with three games to spare: the mathematical promotion arrived with the 3-0 inflicted on Borgosesia.

Alcione in Serie C: third team among professionals for Milan

Alcione’s was a real ride: with the victory against Borgosesia, the men coached by coach John Cusatis they reached 78 points in the standings, making Chisola’s comeback impossible, 9 points away.

In over 70 years of existence, Alcione has thus managed to obtain for the first time the pass which is worth entry into the professional ranks. The match against Borgosesia which sealed promotion to Serie D was decided by a goal and a brace scored by Manuzzi. However, it was the bomber 28 that led the Orange team throughout the season Fabio Morselliscorer of 14 goals.

The dream of playing at San Siro

Having conquered Serie C, Alcione does not intend to stop: promotion to Serie B is in their sights, which would be another feat for Milan’s third team. And in case of arrival among the cadets, one dreams of being able to play San Siroa stadium that Inter and Milan intend to leave: after all, the Orange headquarters are located a few steps from the legendary Meazza.

Giulio Gallazzi, the entrepreneur at the head of the holding company that invested in Alcione, spoke about the possibility of playing at San Siro in the future: “Our headquarters are located 200 meters from San Siro – the words of Gallazzi reported by ‘Goal.com’ – it would be nice to cross the road and play there. Milan and Inter have other projects and we have already applied. If it could become a smaller stadium, it would be right for us.”

Galazzi then announced that in the 2024/205 season, the first among the professionals, barring any surprises, Alcione should play their home matches atCivic Arena of Milan.

From Caracciolo to Rovella: a hotbed of talent

Alcione was born in 1952 at the behest of some football enthusiasts, above all Ennio di Ponzio, founder and first president of Milan’s third team. Over the years, illustrious figures from the world of politics and sport have succeeded one another at the helm of the club, such as Ernesto Pellegriniwho later became president of Inter, and Carlo Tognoli, future mayor of Milan.

The pride of the third professional club in Milan after Milan and Inter is the youth sector: in fact, there are several players who took their first steps with the orange shirt, and then took flight towards the highest categories of Italian football.

Among the former Alcione players, he certainly stands out Giuseppe Dossenaformer player of Turin and Sampdoria and world champion together with Paolo Rossi at the legendary 1982 World Cup in Spain. Also passed among the oranges for the former Inter Alessandro Pistonethe bomber Andrea Caracciolo who wrote indelible pages in the history of Brescia and also Nicolò Rovellacurrent Lazio midfielder.