Hellas Verona, vinci per noi
Since Pescara finished ahead in regular season, i giallobl� must win the return fixture away to get back into Serie B.
As I've said elsewhere, if Hellas are promoted then my loyalties will conflict as my beloved Livorno are also in Serie B next year, but...
on the one hand, the extreme right-wing with neo-nazi tendencies Hellas Verona and on the other, the left-wing, revolutionary red-brigade Livorno.
Sure, you [usually] don't support your teams because of their political affiliations, but this is a bit of a pickle!
SOLO HELLAS!!!!
*ahem* Final score 1-0, Hellas Verona win 2-1 on aggregate and are promoted to Serie B.
One step closer to back where we belong
I am so freakin' overjoyed right now!
*Promozione as in Promotion, as in "Hellas Verona achieved promotion to Serie B". Not Promozione as in the 7th division of Italian football, as in "Chievo belongs in the Promozione"
Robb2011-06-20 06:26:41
It just says so much that Hellas can still get 20,000 to the ground after four years down in the fail leagues, whereas Chievo are Serie A's equivalent of Gold Coast (4-5,000 or so). But what about this new stadium they're talking about building? What would it mean to move from the Bentegodi (where I assume the mussivolanti will still be playing?)
... oh, and check the flash intro to the sito ufficiale.
Doloras2011-06-20 07:38:22
Chievo is a joke and always will be. Hellas is the only team referred to solely as Verona for a reason - they're the only real club the city has.
New stadium is part of a proposed sporting precinct put forth by our owner. It's a Hellas initiative, not a city one, so Chievo won't be welcome. I imagine if this goes ahead, we'll have Verona at New Arena Stadium. Don't give a sh*t what happens to Chievo, hopefully they'll get their own stadium in their own suburb so both of their fans can stop polluting ours
Saw the flash intro, cracked me up - the Italian text reads "Excuse the delay". Bwahaha. Now just to get back to Serie A!
(Also: Grammatically incorrect )
Gutted for Salerno, wouldn't wish that on any club.
[QUOTE=Doloras] Perhaps karma for those terroni's
Yeah, me and Mandorlini.
On a more serious note, I do note that Verona have been caught up in the latest huge match-fixing standard, but I haven't found a source in English or in simple Italian explaining exactly what they're being investigated for.
Giuseppe Signori is the most famous name investigated in the probe
Atalanta and Udinese are among 18 clubs set to face the Italian Football Federation's (FIGC) sporting prosecutor following an investigation undertaken by the public prosecutor of Cremona.
Three Serie B teams - Ascoli, Hellas Verona and Sassuolo - 11 Pro League teams - Alexandria, Cremonese, Benevento, Ravenna, Virtus Entella, Piacenza, Esperia Viareggio, Portogruaro, Taranto, Spezia and Reggiana - and two amateur sides - Cus Chieti and Pino Di Matteo - will also be called before the prosecutor at the hearings starting early next month.
(sauce)
As far as I can tell, something dodgy went on at a Verona-Ravenna game, and the question is why Verona didn't report it. Considering that Ravenna's sporting director is currently under house arrest, it looks like a doozy.
Interesting matches in the next round: while Verona play Sassuolo, the flying donkeys of Chievo come up against my other Italian team, Livorno. That would be a sweet victory.Doloras2011-08-15 18:07:39
Also, FORZA AMARANTI, VAFFANCULO MUSSIVOLANTI.
Doloras2011-08-21 09:39:35
This is actually the first time I've watched i butei play live. The game wasn't much superior in quality to, say, Nix-SFC - quite similar, in fact, in that Verona were nuggety on defence, hot on counter-attack and kept putting the ball up the wings and crossing it in. The main difference is that Verona seem much better at dispossessing the opposition without giving away fouls than the Nix.
Interesting that the other team promoted from Lega Pro after a playoff, Juve Stabia, is also doing pretty well, challenging for a playoff spot even after being docked 5 points for financial irregularities. In contrast, the two winners of Lega Pro, Gubbio and Nocerina, are well down in relegation-land.
Verona finish the first round with a 2-1 win over Modena, with goals in the 87th and 89th minute. The top of the table: Torino 42, Verona 41, Sassuolo 40, Pescara 39, Padova 38, Reggina 31. And you thought the A-League was tight.
Hellas Verona finish 4th in Serie B. They play Varese home-and-away in the playoff semifinal, the winner then facing Sassuolo or Sampdoria. A second consecutive promotion is altogether possible.
... and once again it's nail-biting time. Hellas Verona second in Serie B - i.e. in automatic promotion spot - one point clear of Livorno with two games to play.
It's down to the wire with one game to play!!!
7. Varese[30] 59 40 16 12 12 54 50 +4
Fixtures for next weekend: Verona-Empoli, Sassuolo-Livorno.
If Verona wins, they are back in Serie A after something like 11 years; and if Verona and Livorno both win, then Verona wins Serie B.
If Verona draws, Verona are back in Serie A if Sassuolo also win or draw, or if Livorno wins by 3 goals or more.
If Verona loses, they are still back in Serie A if Sassuolo also win; if Verona lose by less than 4 goals, they can still be promoted if Sassuolo-Livorno draw.
... and if none of the above happen, they're still in first seed for the playoffs.
Facci sognare.