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Italian Soccer Serie A
Cagliari – Torino 
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👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
CAGLIARI, 17th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -16
TORINO, 10th position with 28 points and a goal difference of “0”
The Club Cagliari Calcio defined a series of initiatives at the Unipol Domus to honor the memory of Gigi Riva on Friday 26 January 2024 for the Serie A Week 22 game Cagliari vs Torino at 20:45.
Photo via twitter.com/CagliariCalcio
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THE INITIATIVES
✅ The usual playlist will be replaced by a musical selection dedicated to Riva and the historical period in which he was a footballer. His name and number 11 will be announced when the lineups are read out, the stadium’s giant screen will broadcast a commemorative video with the goals and exploits of Rombo di Tuono.
✅ In the warm-up the team will take to the field wearing a shirt inspired by that of the 1970 Scudetto. The game shirt used in the match will be the white 23/24 one in a special celebratory version: in agreement with the “Jersey Partners” (Sardinia – ISLAND of ‘Artigianato, Moby, Ichnusa and Arborea) will not have their respective logos applied to make room for the iconic 11, positioned on the chest with a dedicated patch. The same shirt will be worn by all children who accompany the two teams and the match director when they enter the pitch. Cagliari will wear mourning on their arms.
✅ The Distinti sector will host a choreography created by the fans. The start of the match will be preceded by a minute’s silence, as per the FIGC’s instructions on the pitches of all the championships scheduled for the weekend. In some moments of the match, the LEDs on the sidelines and the giant screen will broadcast images and writings for the Legend.
THANK YOU ALL
“We felt it was our duty to use every opportunity we had to celebrate in the best way the man who wrote the history of our Club, becoming a symbol of the island, as well as an icon of Italian football in the world”, the words of Stefano Melis, business director and media of Cagliari Calcio, explaining how “the Tourism Department of the Sardinia Region, our commercial partners and our technical partner have enthusiastically and without delay shared the choice to commemorate Gigi Riva with a gesture in the name of that essentiality , sobriety and elegance that characterized the life of our eternal champion”.
The Club therefore thanks Lega Serie A, Regione Sardegna, Moby, Ichnusa, Arborea, Eye Sport, InXaero, Betn1, Dreav Group and Palazzo Tirso for joining and making these special initiatives possible.
2023 – 2024 Italian Serie A Week 22
Cagliari – Torino
Friday 26 January 2024
Unipol Domus
Cagliari, Italy
20:45
Referee: COLOMBO
Assistants: BINDONI – TEGONI
Fourth Official: ZUFFERLI
VAR: DI PAOLO
AVAR: GUIDA
