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https://t.co/vnazq41p62 🇮🇹 ⚽️ Italian football travel, culture & history ✍️ for @guardian | @thesefootytimes
May 18 12 tweets 5 min read
In January 1995, Genoa fan Vincenzo Spagnolo was stabbed to death in a skirmish with Milan ultras

The next matchday was used to highlight the scourge of violence in Italian football

Rivals swapped their kits…temporarily

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Each club walked out onto the pitch in their rivals’ jerseys, before swapping ahead of kick-off

One-club-men Giuseppe Bergomi and Francesco Totti could not have looked more out of place at the Olimpico

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Apr 19, 2022 8 tweets 6 min read
⬆️ Serie B Title Run-In 🇮🇹

With 5️⃣ points separating the top 6 teams, and just 3️⃣ games remaining, the #SerieB promotion race is building to a thrilling climax

A short thread on the runners and riders... (1/n)

cc @Lega_B @acjimbo @adamsummerton @donhutch4 @JamesHorncastle 6️⃣th - @BresciaOfficial, currently 3pts off the pace

Unbeaten in 7, their remaining games are against mid-table teams with little to fight for (2 at home)

At least 7 points, and maybe even 9, from those games seems feasible

A reasonable outside bet