It was a great celebration until late at night in La Maddalena for the victory of the "Lions" in the Eccellenza championship. On 14 May the Biancoceleste team was relegated at the end of the fratricidal play-off against Atletico Uri. The draw (2-2) was not enough as Uri had closed the regular season with the best placing.

Not even a year has passed, exactly three hundred and twenty days, and Ilva has regained Serie D with four matchdays to spare, dominating the top regional championship. First place that has never been in question. The Islanders were the most consistent and never showed a drop, fully deserving this success. Yesterday in Bonorva, with the 0-6 victory against Bosa the mathematical certainty. «It was a great feat», says the coach Carlo Cotroneo, the great architect of the Maddalena success. «Winning a championship like that of Eccellenza with four rounds to spare was not at all easy. I was lucky enough to coach a group of fantastic kids. We have been consistent in our results. We wanted to achieve this goal and we succeeded with great determination. A great emotion."

The next one will be the 12th championship in the fourth series for Ilva. Tournament which he won in the 1987/1988 season. He played the following year in Serie C2. The adventure lasted a season. «In the 1988/89 tournament I led Ilva in Serie C», the historic and unforgettable coach Angelino Fiori told the Unione Sarda. «I remember the derbies with Tempio. The first leg ended 0-0 and in the return match, at Manconi, we lost 1-0 with a goal from Francolino Fiori. That year we were relegated by one point. The last day was decisive: we won three-nil against Pro Vercelli but it wasn't enough because Oltrepò won one-nil in Pontedera with a goal in full injury time."

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