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Friday, August 27, 2010

FLAVIO CARERA (EX LL) AND ALBERTO BUCCI (EX HEADCOACH LL) EUROPEAN OVER 45 CHAMPIONS

The Italian over 45 team has won gold medals at the European maxibasket Zagreb, beating the Russian team for 66-64. The "Azzurri", who have thus confirmed the European title won in the last edition, have never lost a game played in international events over the past three years, since coach Alberto Bucci (formerly Enichem Leghorn). After falling behind for the first three quarters, blues, party contracts and imprecise, managed to reassemble the last quarter in which Frascolla and Middleton struck repeatedly from the outside. From the invaluable contribution of Breastfeeding in defense and attack. Among the national report from the presence of another former Enichem Leghorn, Flavio Carera.

ITALY: Masetti 4, Matteucci, Frascolla 24, Solfrini 4, Tirel, Dal Seno 11, Middleton 17, Ponzoni, Venturi, Carera 5.

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Monday, August 23, 2010

THE LEGHORN'S DERBY - 25th PART: THE MATCH OF 1977/78

LIBERTAS LEGHORN v PALLACANESTRO LEGHORN 73-71

LIBERTAS LEGHORN: GUIDI 12, GRANCHI 11, MALANIMA 12, PIRONTI 12, COSMELLI 8, FANTONI 10, VOLPI 8, FANTOZZI, MASI, PISTOLESI. COACH: BARONCINI

PALLACANESTRO LEGHORN: FILONI 10, DIANA 2, SCOCCHERA 10, GRASSELLI 8, PANERAI, ASPIDI 12, CREATI, STEFANINI, VATTERONI 29, CHIARINI. COACH: PASINI

REFEREES: Soavi from Bologna and Buldrini from Faenza

PALLACANESTRO LEGHORN v LIBERTAS LEGHORN 77-71

PALLACANESTRO LEGHORN: FILONI 11, DIANA 4, LESTINI 11, SCOCCHERA 2, GRASSELLI 33, PANERAI, ASPIDI, CREATI 2, STEFANINI, VATTERONI 14. COACH: PASINI

LIBERTAS LEGHORN: GUIDI 24, GRANCHI2, MALANIMA 12, PIRONTI 7, COSMELLI 8, FANTONI 16, VOLPI 2, FANTOZZI, MASI, PISTOLESI. COACH: BARONCINI

REFEREES: Tallone from Varese and Gussani from Bologna

PALLACANESTRO LEGHORN v LIBERTAS LEGHORN 86-80

PALLACANESTRO LEGHORN: FILONI 8, DIANA 5, LESTINI 19, SCOCCHERA 18, GRASSELLI 28, PANERAI 2, ASPIDI 4, CREATI, STEFANINI, VATTERONI 2. COACH: PASINI

LIBERTAS LEGHORN: GUIDI 28, GRANCHI, MALANIMA 10, PIRONTI 16, COSMELLI 4, FANTONI 5, VOLPI 9, FANTOZZI 8, MASI, PISTOLESI. COACH: BARONCINI

REFEREES: Maurizzi and Graziani from Bologna

LIBERTAS LEGHORN v PALLACANESTRO LEGHORN 68-76

LIBERTAS LEGHORN: GUIDI 1, GRANCHI 2, MALANIMA 8, PIRONTI 15, COSMELLI 20, FANTONI 4, VOLPI 10, FANTOZZI, MASI 8, PISTOLESI. COACH: BARONCINI

PALLACANESTRO LEGHORN: FILONI 13, DIANA 6, LESTINI 18, SCOCCHERA 9, GRASSELLI 22, PANERAI, CREATI, STEFANINI, VATTERONI 8, CHIARINI. COACH: PASINI

REFEREES: Bottari and Guglielmo from Messina

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Monday, August 16, 2010

That the Leghorn's basketball is in crisis is obvious to all. The last episode we had this summer when the only top team that had remained in Leghorn, the Women Basketball Leghorn, is demoted from series A1 to series A2 has decided not to participate in that league to shared by a number even lower, the "Serie B Eccellenza" female. Fortunately, however, there is good news for the whole movement "Labronico" basketball. A female basketball player in the formation of Leghorn, Nene Dienes (the black player in this picture), won the title of European champion with the Italian under 18 by defeating Spain in the final with a score of 66-61. An episode that makes any proud fan of the sport in our city.

Friday, August 13, 2010

THE PALALIVORNO

The PalaLivorno is a multipurpose facility built after more than 10 years, the initiative of City of Leghorn. Is situated in the new commercial port, in Veterans Sports street.
The work of this amazing plant have started back in 1988 when then there were two teams of Leghorn in "Serie A" (Libertas and Pallacanestro Leghorn) and ended only (so to speak) in the spring of 2004. Inaugurating the facility was the game between Mabo Leghorn and Skipper Bologna in March 14, 2004.
The architectural element that characterizes the sports hall is the wooden roof structure that appears to be the largest in Europe, carried out with a domed structure in three-dimensional laminated wood: 109 feet in diameter, maximum height of 33 m and a surface cover 12,200 square meters.
The PalaLivorno has a capacity of 8,033 seats for basketball games and can be raised to more than 9,000 spectators if the chairs are arranged in the "parterre". Arena there are eight dressing rooms for athletes and referees, the hall "Pietro Mascagni" of 320 square meters, the press room "Amedeo Modigliani" of 170 square meters, the hall "Giovanni Fattori" of 60 square meters, three rooms used office, three warehouses and internal technical and technological premises, a warehouse outside of 400 square meters, two dining options, two local police and fire service, medical center for athletes and first aid, large exhibition halls and staging. The plant was established last home games of the Leghorn's team that played in League A, Basket Leghorn.
Since it was opened by The Manage Forumnet, company management has other important facilities such in Italy: the Mediolaum Forum in Milan and the PalaLottomatica in Rome.
The PalaLivorno is easily accessible since it is located just outside the "Porta a Terra" Leghorn's highway, for those coming by car, but also by train is easy to reach since a few hundred meters away is the station in Leghorn. A fabulous plant worthy of the glorious history of basketball Leghorn, Italy that all envy us but unfortunately we are still far from full as you can see in this picture.