As far as Padua is concerned, however, the memorable sponsors they were, certainly, Bata, then Tutto Pannocarta, Vera, Familia, Replay up to the current Facile.Energy. Some well-known names, others less well-known but who accompanied a ball which, in that form of sporting expression, no longer exists and which saw athletes of impressive quality pass through the Euganeo stadium.
Who are the most famous footballers who played in Padua?
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Among the many footballers who have worn, with merit and honour, the glorious Padova shirt, we cannot fail to point out the most famous, the son of these lands, Alessandro Del Pierowho grew up in football in the city team. Del Piero, thirty years after his debut with the red and white shirt, grew up in the San Vendemiano youth team and was picked up, very young, by Padova to play for the Allievi. From there the first matches, in Serie B, and then the move to Juve, thanks to an intuition by Franco Causio who, seeing him play in a match against Messina, convinced Boniperti that he had found a phenomenon. Juventus icon, he won everything: World Championship, Champions Cup, Intercontinental Cup and much more.
Another very famous champion is Demetrio Albertini who, although already owned by Milan, in the 1990-91 season was loaned to Padova where he played 28 games in Serie B, collecting 5 goals. Returning to Milan the following year, he played for the Rossoneri 11 consecutive seasons, winning everything and becoming a symbol of the Devil and the Italian national team. Also unforgettable was Angelo Di Livio, a real winger who also became a player for Juventus and the national team and Alexi Lalas, the first American player to play in Serie A.
Lalas, with his curly hair and long goatee, was a true phenomenon of an attacking Padova who played and found his satisfaction in a football of the mid-nineties in which there were very strong teams such as Juve, Inter and Milan who made the history of football in those years also in Europe. Working well, showing your skills and becoming idols of the fans, in those times, was not very easy but the club of the time, managed admirably by President Marino Puggina, was able to give moments of great football to its fans. Let’s not forget, in fact, the 1-0 away victory at the Delle Alpi in Turin against Juventus in April 1995. Kreek’s goal, in the seventy-seventh minute, crowned a masterful performance against the Bianconeri of the time (Del Piero, Baggio, Conte, Ravanelli and Ferrara among all) demonstrating, in times when hierarchies were much more pronounced, that a small team that plays well can achieve results even at the home of a big team.
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