JAMES RICHARDS reports on the unexpected success of an Italian club trying to recapture past glories…
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JAMES RICHARDS
WEEK 31 of Italy’s Serie B season saw a match between Carpi and SPAL, two relative minnows in the Italian game from the Emilia-Romagna region.
What is striking is that Carpi’s recent foray into Serie A and Sassuolo’s continuing one are a testament to the football being played across a region dominated by, until recently, sides like Parma and Bologna.
SPAL are, week by week, looking like they may be the latest team to join that growing l...
