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Derby delle Due Sicilie

Derby delle Due Sicilie

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The Derby delle Due Sicilie ("Derby of the Two Sicilies") is an Italian Serie A derby between the Napoli and Palermo football clubs.[1]

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It represents the football challenge between the two historical capitals of the Two Sicilies.

The first match was played in 1928. In that year, Giuseppe Pirandello, defender and ex-skipper of Palermo, died while he was under contract with Napoli. The Palermitan newspaper L’Ora organized a friendly competition, the Coppa Pirandello, in memory of the player. Napoli won the match, even if we have no informations about the score. [2]

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Source: worldfootball.net[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Palermo-Napoli, dalla B alla A il derby delle due Sicilie - Gazzetta dello Sport". Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. [2]
    Sisto, Luca (2022-02-07). "Giuseppe Pirandello, terzino dimenticato di un Napoli lontano un secolo -" (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  3. [3]
    "Derby della Due Sicilie". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 September 2022.


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