Lost In Time Futbol

The city of Genoa is one of the gems of the Italian football landscape: a seaside city hosting two of the biggest clubs in the country and, of course, a massive derby between the two sides, the Derby della Lanterna , named after the famous lighthouse that shines over the city's port. Bragging rights over the Ligurian capital are contested by Genoa Cricket and Football Club, Italy's oldest club, founded in 1893 and winner of nine Scudetti in the early days, and Unione Calcio Sampdoria, the younger sibling, founded only in 1946 through the merge of Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria, whose names were mixed to produce the blucerchiati 's actual denomination. Samp players are known as blucerchiati because of the stripes that cross the kit from side to side Despite being much younger than Genoa and most other Italian clubs, Sampdoria have earned their spot as one of the most important institutions in the country, having gained a massive following that has never waved off even in...

A.C. Reggiana are an Italian club from Emilia-Romagna, they represent the city of Reggio Emilia and are one of many provincial teams that live most of their existence between Serie B and Serie C with the occasional promotion in Serie A. Often confused with calabrian club Reggina due to similar names and colours, their golden era came in the 90's, when they took part in their only three Serie A campaigns since the league was created in 1929. When the Granata reached a respectable 13th place in the 1993-94 Serie A season, it was clear that their historic  Mirabello stadium , which had hosted their home matches since 1919, was not an adequate ground for top tier football anymore. A new, modern stadium was built in the outskirts of Reggio Emilia, the 30,000 seater Stadio Giglio , named after a milk company that bought the naming rights straight away. Reggiana ultras populate the new stadium Reggiana played their last match at the Mirabello on April 2nd, 1995, losing 0-1 to Inter Mil...