Handover between the midfielder, winner in 2023 and voted en masse by the editorial staff for his performance against Sestri Levante, and the goalkeeper, first in the general ranking after 38 matchdays. The amaranth number one, protagonist of an excellent season, succeeds Tremolada, Moscardelli, Brunori, Calderini and his teammate
Luca Trombini wins the 2024 amaranth pearl. It is a victory that goes against the trend of the honor roll of the award, which until now had always been awarded to players who had confidence in scoring goals. This time, however, on the top step of the podium there is someone who has to avoid goals and who in this task went above and beyond expectations. Six stage victories for the amaranth goalkeeper, to which add ten placings, crowning a positive season from all points of view. Born in 2001, he arrived as a free agent in Amaranth in the summer of 2022, Trombini was a protagonist of the promotion to Serie C and then proved that he could handle the new category very well, extending his contract until 2025. The editorial team rewarded him for the matches against Cesena and Recanatese in the first leg, against Carrarese, Spal, Juventus Next Gen and Lucchese in the return. However, it was a real battle until the end: Guccione placed just one point behind in the general classification, Gucci at -4.
There amaranth pearl it is a recognition that the editorial staff of Amaranto Magazine assigns every week to the protagonist of the best play, the best performance, the most incisive contribution for the team. The pearl can be a ballistic feat, a goal, a save, an enlightening throw, a save on the line. Now in its seventh edition, the pearl boasts a high-level honor roll. In the past, in fact, they won Tremolada (2016), Moscardelli (2017 and 2018), Brunori (2019), Calderini (2022) e Castile (2023). Let’s see how it went in this last round of the championship, remembering that whoever gets the most votes from the journalists of the editorial team gets 5 points, the second gets 3, the third 2 and all the others mentioned 1.
5 points – This year’s latest winner is Luca Castiglia: a sort of handover with Trombini. The editorial team honored him with an avalanche of votes for the segment of the match against Sestri Levante, enhanced by the free kick in the Cesarini area which hit the post, favoring Risaliti’s second goal. Class, good feet, elegance, in two seasons Castiglia has earned the public’s respect beyond his performances on the pitch.
3 points – In second position we find Shaka Mawuli, scoring for the third time in the league after goals against Pontedera and Spal. The Ghanaian collected a loose ball in the area, stopped it with skill and then twisted, with his left foot, to unleash a precise and powerful low shot that gave Raspa no chance. A great play.
2 points – Third step of the podium for Giacomo Risaliti, defender with a goal-scoring habit. His shot in front of goal in the 93rd minute which overturned all the tricks and sent Arezzo to the playoffs against Juventus Next Gen. 5 goals last year in D (plus 2 in the Italian Cup), 3 this year in C: one mouth-watering score.
1 point – Mention and one point in the ranking for Lorenzo Coccia.
THE RANKING OF THE PEARL AMARANTH – 38th day
56 points – Trumpets
55 points – Guccione
52 points – Gucci
46 points – Pattarello
34 points – Gaddini
30 points – Mawuli
21 points – Comment
18 points – Montini, Polvani
14 points – Iori
13 points – Coccia
12 points – Lazzarini, Settembrini
11 points – Damiani
10 points – Get back on
9 points – Donate
6 points – Wad
5 points – Bianchi, Castiglia, Catanese, Foglia, Poggesi
3 points – Masetti
