The season has ended on a high for Padova and Crotone, their playoff triumphs meaning they join Cesena and Gallipoli in Serie B next year. Padova overcame Pro Patria 2-1 on aggregate and will begin their centenary in the second tier, eleven years after they last played there.
Crotone (known as 'the Pythagoreans', naturally) defeated Benevento, also 2-1, but their manager Francesco Moriero will not be there to hold their hands next year, having agreed to look after Frosinone instead. His place is taken by ex-Pro Patria tactician Francesco Lerda.
Moriero’s ex-teammate Giuseppe Giannini has also left his post at 1-B champions Gallipoli, citing disillusionment with the board. President Vincenzo Barba may decline promotion to Serie B as the local stadium is not up to scratch. Fans are planning to occupy one of its maligned curvas in protest. This means the Supercoppa win over Cesena to secure third-tier bragging rights for the 'Magic Rooster' was Giannini’s last game in charge.
At the bottom, Pro Sesto, Sambenedettese, Pistoiese and Juve Stabia have lost their Prima Divisione status at the last. Venezia, Lecco, Foligno and Lanciano, thanks to their relegation-playoff victories, can put the horrible experience of this season behind them and look forward to the horrible experience of next season instead.
Moreno Torricelli, despite failing in his almost-impossible mission to keep Pistoiese up, impressed all and sundry and quickly found another job at Figline, newly promoted from Lega Pro 2 with the help of 90s stars Enrico Chiesa and Anselmo Robbiati. With them come Varese, Cosenza, Como, Giulianova and Pescina, blinking into the light, while from Serie B come Rimini, Pisa, Avellino and Treviso, cursing the darkness.
Elsewhere, Clarence Seedorf has bought Monza for some reason, meaning their future seems secure. The same cannot be said for several other clubs, including Arezzo and Foggia, and newly-relegated Avellino and Pisa, all of whom are for sale or deeply in the red. After the experience of last summer,
it would be unwise to imagine this season’s shenanigans are finished with just yet.
Crotone (known as 'the Pythagoreans', naturally) defeated Benevento, also 2-1, but their manager Francesco Moriero will not be there to hold their hands next year, having agreed to look after Frosinone instead. His place is taken by ex-Pro Patria tactician Francesco Lerda.
Moriero’s ex-teammate Giuseppe Giannini has also left his post at 1-B champions Gallipoli, citing disillusionment with the board. President Vincenzo Barba may decline promotion to Serie B as the local stadium is not up to scratch. Fans are planning to occupy one of its maligned curvas in protest. This means the Supercoppa win over Cesena to secure third-tier bragging rights for the 'Magic Rooster' was Giannini’s last game in charge.
At the bottom, Pro Sesto, Sambenedettese, Pistoiese and Juve Stabia have lost their Prima Divisione status at the last. Venezia, Lecco, Foligno and Lanciano, thanks to their relegation-playoff victories, can put the horrible experience of this season behind them and look forward to the horrible experience of next season instead.
Moreno Torricelli, despite failing in his almost-impossible mission to keep Pistoiese up, impressed all and sundry and quickly found another job at Figline, newly promoted from Lega Pro 2 with the help of 90s stars Enrico Chiesa and Anselmo Robbiati. With them come Varese, Cosenza, Como, Giulianova and Pescina, blinking into the light, while from Serie B come Rimini, Pisa, Avellino and Treviso, cursing the darkness.
Elsewhere, Clarence Seedorf has bought Monza for some reason, meaning their future seems secure. The same cannot be said for several other clubs, including Arezzo and Foggia, and newly-relegated Avellino and Pisa, all of whom are for sale or deeply in the red. After the experience of last summer,
it would be unwise to imagine this season’s shenanigans are finished with just yet.
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