A life with the Taranto and Taranto for life. Red and blue color the heart, and the mind, and every minute of all the hours. For 84 years, since he was born, Mr. Carmine has cheered and throbbed, rejoiced and suffered for the Apulian team, now fifth in the table of group C of Serie C with a nine-point deficit compared to Juve Stabia, leaders. Yet only in the last ten days has Mr. Carmine gained a fame capable of flying beyond the borders of his city and his region, to the point of bouncing between the shores of social media and the most visited sites. Why Carmine, by being moved, moved half of Italy and – we will see – he was able to convert the impossible into the possible, correcting political decisions and even breaking the bureaucracy. Monstrous undertaking.
INSIGHTS
Taranto could play two years away from their stadium, going to Teramo (452 km). The reaction of Carmine, a rossoblu fan, 84 years old.
Football is not just a game.
Video: Antenna Sud. pic.twitter.com/kVc152AMbu
— Matteo Occhiuto (@teoocchiuto) February 15, 2024
ANGER AND HOPE
In summary, Taranto coached by Ezio Capuano will have to abandon the Erasmo Iacovone stadium for some time, which will be renovated in view of the Mediterranean Games in June 2026. In recent weeks, however, the football and political authorities had identified the Gaetano Bonolis stadium as Teramo the facility where Taranto would have played their home games during the Iacovone works. From Taranto to Teramo: 450 kilometers away, five hours by car. It’s very difficult, not to mention impracticable, to even imagine organizing a trip to follow the team… at home. And here comes Mr. Carmine, who from the local broadcaster Antenna Sud he spoke words of anger and hope. In tears. «I turn to the political gentlemen. I have been coming to the stadium in Taranto for 75 years, I have season tickets and tickets. I have the right to watch my game at least nearby, 40 kilometers away. I have a few years left to live. Why do you have to take away from me the pleasure of following my team, my colors? Get busy. I can also put in 100 euros for the stadium for expenses”, she urged forcefully, her thin face thin, the red and blue cap pulled down on her head, the scarf around her neck. He should also be noted that the Monterosi Tuscia, a club from the province of Viterbo, played its home games in Pontedera, not far from Pisa, in the 2022/23 season; and in this one he plays in Teramo.
Within a few days, Carmine became a star of the media circus: he was invited to attend Taranto training complete with photos and videos for the benefit of social media and then the coach Capuano even let him sit in the press conference next to themselves in order to convey the message more effectively.
Thus the president of Taranto, Massimo Giove, and the mayor of the city Rinaldo Melucci also intervened in the debate. And suddenly, just yesterday, the turning point came: Taranto will play their home matches at the Fanuzzi stadium in Brindisi, 70 kilometers from home. Mr. Carmine will have broadened his smile. He certainly didn’t give up and, because of his passion, he fought and hoped, sowing more than banal life advice into the folds of this story.
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