Venezia FC: The club built on water rising to the top of
Aug 18, 2021 14:48:11 GMT
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 18, 2021 14:48:11 GMT
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Most titles and promotions are celebrated on an open-top bus. In Venice, they do it on a gondola.
Steeped in history and culture and renowned globally for its architectural grandeur and distinct waterways, the Italian city is not normally associated with its football club.
However, after three bankruptcies in 10 years - each leading to readmittance to Italian football's fourth tier - that could all be about to change.
Promoted back to Serie A following a 19-year absence, Venezia FC are on the rise following a turbulent period in the club's history.
Their 10 men heroically held on in last season's play-off final second-leg against Cittadella, before a 93rd-minute goal sealed victory and triggered scenes of jubilation among the players and staff at the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium, little more than a mile from the city's iconic Piazza San Marco.
Those scenes were upstaged somewhat as the players, joined by a parade of boats and waved on from the bridges as supporters showed their gratitude on both land and water, took to the city's canals in a unique celebration of their achievement.
"This is the way the club always celebrated," Venezia's technical director and former striker Paolo Poggi told BBC Sport.
"To see the happiness in the eyes of the players, the staff and the owners and to enjoy it with all the supporters on the bridges - for me it was like a dream, it was a dream come true."
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57969205
Most titles and promotions are celebrated on an open-top bus. In Venice, they do it on a gondola.
Steeped in history and culture and renowned globally for its architectural grandeur and distinct waterways, the Italian city is not normally associated with its football club.
However, after three bankruptcies in 10 years - each leading to readmittance to Italian football's fourth tier - that could all be about to change.
Promoted back to Serie A following a 19-year absence, Venezia FC are on the rise following a turbulent period in the club's history.
Their 10 men heroically held on in last season's play-off final second-leg against Cittadella, before a 93rd-minute goal sealed victory and triggered scenes of jubilation among the players and staff at the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium, little more than a mile from the city's iconic Piazza San Marco.
Those scenes were upstaged somewhat as the players, joined by a parade of boats and waved on from the bridges as supporters showed their gratitude on both land and water, took to the city's canals in a unique celebration of their achievement.
"This is the way the club always celebrated," Venezia's technical director and former striker Paolo Poggi told BBC Sport.
"To see the happiness in the eyes of the players, the staff and the owners and to enjoy it with all the supporters on the bridges - for me it was like a dream, it was a dream come true."
