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Showing posts with label 1978. Show all posts
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Friday, May 7, 2010

THE BIG LEGHORN'S BASKETBALL STORY: THAT DISTANT MAY 1978...

These days we talk a lot of sports rivalries, especially in soccer. Even basketball in Leghorn, in the most beautiful moment in its history (late 70s to late 80s) had less. Remember certainly historical incident 32 years ago, exactly in this period. In fact it was May, the league was running out, the Libertas Leghorn and Pallacanestro Leghorn militated both in Serie B, and every game could be important. And that is precisely why we start our story. The Pallacanestro Leghorn (for all Pielle) played and won at home against Olimpia Florence training putting a foot and a half in series A2. Libertas Leghorn instead went on stage in Chieti against the formation of Rodrigo. The "Pielle" Just the cousins "libertassini" win. But that was a nice... At the end of the first time the Pallacanestro and the Libertas Leghorn won. The Libertas especially win a big . difference +24 (43-19) at home in Chieti. But the range is impesabile for Pielle. Libertas in the dressing room of an incoming call arrives that changes the situation. Are told, a big shot, the result of PL and was ordained as the coach and players to turn the tide of the game. Are thus replaced almost all players holders replaced by young talent that was on the bench (though someone did not agree), and was returning from the locker rooms, changing the way the game Libertas undergoing many as 72 points (the first time he had suffered only 19) and handing victory to the hosts (91-77 final result) thus forcing a play-off in Rome, just against Chieti, Pallacanestro Leghorn. Playoff result that among other fatal since the Abruzzesi won with a score of 85-80. But it was a great rivalry, healthy and without violence, which has contributed over the years to follow to grow a passion for the sport throughout the city. A rivalry that is missing much...