Busio is ascending to the top of my watchlist for our Americans Abroad. It's a shame that this one occurred on a Monday.
First time I watched them; They definitely made it hard on themselves in the last 20 minutes with questionable passing decisions leading to a lot of too easy giveaways in the middle of the field and selfish striker play stifling counters Recent results are a good sign for staying up, they seem to have gone from a team totally out of its depth to one that can compete on a weekly basis.
It is clear that Busio is one of first names on the team sheet. And he has gone the full 90 5 of his 7 starts.
Shoot, I was just there. I looked at the map to try and find the stadium, but I didn’t see it. I figured it was on the mainland. How do they get a full stadium’s worth of people in and out of there?
Ahhh, I see where it is. Practically went right by it on my way out to Lido. Still don’t understand the logistics of getting a lot of people in and out. Must not hold a lot.
Tis a puzzlement. It appears to be located on the easternmost tip of the main island across from the Lido. here is a map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadio_Pier_Luigi_Penzo#/map/0
Capacity 11,150 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadio_Pier_Luigi_Penzo “Situated on the far eastern edge of Venice, the stadium is notable as it is easily accessible by boat.[2]”
My favorite airport trip (which is not a high bar) is a lovely teak boat from Venice airport. Closest I'll ever get to feeling like a 60's matinee idol.
Solid performance by Busio. Looks like he belongs in Serie A. Nervy end to the game. Venezia looked like the team a man down.
Busio got one of those trips when he got introduced at Venezia. 1426218429091037193 is not a valid tweet id Plus if you ever wanted to know more about the antique Riva wooden boats used as high-end vaporettos in Venice, here's a good link: https://petrolicious.com/articles/the-classic-mahogany-riva-limousines-of-venice
The stadium, now the "Penzo", previously and popularly known as the Sant' Elena, is very cool but totally impractical. The best and only way to get there is by boat or else a 3 km walk from the train station. It is located on the fringes of Venice proper and was built during the Mussolini era on a tight piece of real estate with no room to expand. There are ramshackle stands and views of the nearby canals. Great as this is, the plan for Venezia calcio is to build a new state of the art stadium on "Terra Ferma"-The mainland, with 20-30,000 seats. The area is rich and populous, so this makes a lot of sense and Venezia could become a player in Serie A. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZtqJjjcegI/Tcp0jBxB8CI/AAAAAAAAG-Q/11Y5b_2It18/s1600/venezia2.JPG
Lol, I love the very American idea of "how will I get to the stadium if I can't park my car there?" Going to and from the stadium by boat sounds awesome, and I'm sure if you or your family or your friend didn't have a boat, there'd be plenty of people to take you for a nominal fee, probably less than stadium parking in most places. Venice looks wonderful. Busio and his team look much more comfortable a quarter of the season in and they've landed pretty gently all things considered. Venice as a Serie A powerhouse (or at least consistent entrant) would have a lot of charm to work with and a lot of appeal for anyone...
Going to the stadium by boat is f****ing fantastic. I saw Roma, with Totti and Gabriel Batistuta, beat a fine Venezia team, with Alvaro Recoba, to win Serie A on the last day of the season in 2001 in this stadium, and it was great. A tiny, intimate ground, full of tradition, but I am afraid it is doomed.