Pulcino d’Oro never stops. After Lombardy and Sicily at the end of April, the Trentino event arrived in Emilia-Romagna, with an event with attention to the smallest detail. The Partner Company Accademia Marignanese has shown great attention, enthusiasm and dedication to work for perfect organisation. Vis Pesaro raised the trophy to the sky, in front of many enthusiasts and curious people present in the stands on Sunday 5 May. An edition, the one in Emilia-Romagna, fun and exciting. Rich in ideas and matches with a high technical content. Under a beautiful spring sun, in San Giovanni in Marignano in the province of Rimini, the teams at the start showed great liveliness and correctness from the first matches. An extremely positive signal for Pulcino d’Oro Organizing Committee which, always, aims to intertwine the adrenaline of competitive spirit, of challenge with the positive messages and educational spirit of teamwork.
But the journey of Pulcino d’Oro certainly does not end here. After taking flight with the European stages in England and Holland, Pulcino is ready to glide in Valsugana, for the International Tournament which will be staged from Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th June. But first there is still a Regional stage in Veneto from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th May.
In between, there was the tour of Italy of the demonstration. A breathless chase that touched 11 regions, some of which with the women’s event, the Pulcino d’Oro Girls, staged in parallel with the men’s event, as in Lazio and as will happen in Veneto. The long journey is about to come to fruition. After stops in Leeds on English soil and Eindhoven in Holland, the event arrived in Campania in Caserta, Lazio in the capital Rome and Trentino in Lavis. To then pass from South Tyrol to Puglia in Bari and Sicily in the province of Messina, arriving in the Marche in the province of Ancona, in Lombardy in Milan and in Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Pordenone. Until Emilia-Romagna, before the last Regional Tournament. The one in Veneto in Bovolone, in the province of Verona. When the 2024 International Pulcino d’Oro Tournament is barely a month away, the numbers for the event are significant. With more than 320 football clubs participating in the event in just a few months.
In the penultimate stage, the Romagna stage, the Pulcino d’Oro was won by Vis Pesaro in a final exciting act, in front of a beautiful crowd, against the Accademia Rimini Calcio, which came second together with Savignanese, ahead of Forlimpopoli. The Silver Chick was won by River Delfini, capable of racking up successes in their group with Bellaria Igea Marina, Junior Cervia and Polisportiva Garden. The Pulcino di Bronzo went to Faventia on Promosport while the Pulcino Giallo-Blù won it over Villa San Martino ahead of Gabicce Gradara.
Now, eyes will be on the latest Preview. For the fourth edition there will be the Regional Tournament Pulcino d’Oro Veneto. In Bovolone, in the three days prepared by the attentive Partner Company Bovolone 1918, on Friday the 10th there will be the colorful parade of the 40 teams and the group draws. Saturday the first day of matches and Sunday 12 May the final groups to see who will win the coveted trophy.32 teams at the starting line in the men’s and another 8 for the first Pulcino d’Oro Girls in Veneto, for what promises to be a real sports celebration. Then maximum attention to the Pulcino d’Oro International Tournament which will be staged in Trentino, in Valsugana from Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th June. 48 teams will be present with the top clubs Juventus, Inter, Milan, Roma and Atalanta. PSV Eindhoven will return from the Netherlands together with AZ Alkmaar, Benfica from Portugal and Leeds United from England with Sunderland. There will be the strong Argentinians of River Plate, one of the most glorious teams in the world and holders of the Pulcino d’Oro. The Atletico Madrid news arrives, with the Spaniards making their debut, for an event that increasingly proves to be a football laboratory. Together with the baby talents of these top Italian and European clubs, more than 1,200 promising young players aged 9, 10 and 11 will arrive who will give life to more than 300 exciting matches. In addition to the teams that will participate in the Pulcino d’Oro Girls, including Inter, Juventus, Milan and Roma. All in four days, on the playing fields of Borgo, Caldonazzo and Levico Terme. When the matches come that will determine who will lift Pulcino d’Oro, Pulcino d’Argento, Pulcino di Bronzo, Pulcino Giallo-Blù and the four Pulcino Rainbows.