Amateur football instead of Serie B: Lecco’s promotion fairy tale ends in a nightmare

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Last Sunday there was boundless cheering on the southeastern arm of Lake Como. Lecco, the team with the beautiful light and dark blue striped shirts, has completed promotion to Serie B in a playoff final. After 50 years.

But less than a week later, Lecco is shaken awake. The climb turns into a nightmare. The club did not specify where they will play their home games in their licensing papers, which were due on Tuesday night. Because your own stadium is not considered suitable for Serie B.

When the club bosses sent a written request to the association on Wednesday morning to play in Padua (236 kilometers away) in the future, it was already too late. In this regard, the Italian authorities show no mercy.

Back to amateur football?

But that’s not the end of the disaster. Because Lecco logically did not submit any license documents for Serie C after promotion, the club is also not registered for the third highest class.

Now the Lombards are trying to defend themselves by legal means. In their opinion, they had too little time after the last game to submit a correct and complete license application. For this they claim the delayed start of the play-offs in Serie C.

In fact, the playoffs started with a ten-day delay as Siena protested a points deduction. For the Italian newspapers it is clear: either the protest is approved and Lecco is actually allowed to play in Serie B, or it goes back to Serie D – amateur football. How bitter.

Source : Blick