Leftie Lucarelli, Livorno legend

Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti analyse the impact of Livorno striker Cristiano Lucarelli on Italian football

Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti analyse the impact of Livorno striker Cristiano Lucarelli on Italian football


Lucarelli was the top scorer in Serie A but didn’t believe in separating politics from football. From Che Guevara t-shirts to starting his own newspaper, this tale includes Berlusconi bandanas and Luther Blissett’s role in Italian anarchism.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: The city of Livorno aka Leghorn (02m 30s)
• PART 2a: Lucarelli’s beginnings pre-Livorno, via Spain (06m 00s)
• PART 2b: Lucarelli returns to Livorno and partners with Protti (10m 00s)
• PART 3: Livorno win promotion to Serie A – and a trip to the San Siro (15m 30s)
• PART 4a: Lucarelli’s chequered history with the national team (23m 00s)
• PART 4b: Lucarelli leaves Livorno for the Ukraine – was he a communist? (27m 30s)
• PART 4c: Lucarelli sets up a newspaper (33m 45s)
• PART 5: His brother Alessandro Lucarelli, an icon at Parma (36m 30s)
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