Verona Campione

<p><b>The amazing underdog story of how Hellas Verona conquered the giants of Italian football to become Serie A champions. Published to mark the 40th anniversary of Verona’s achievement, this authentic footballing fairy tale is brought to life through exclusive interviews with players, journalists and fans.</b></p><p>By Richard Hough, an experienced writer and historian who has been immersed in Italian life and football for more than a decade.</p><p>Read and discover how:</p><ul><li>International stars such as Platini, Maradona, Rummenigge, Sócrates, Júnior, Laudrup, Souness, Hateley and Wilkins were drawn to the peninsula that season, making Serie A the most competitive and prestigious league in the world</li><li>Innovative new managers, such as Sven-Göran Eriksson, competed with veterans like Giovanni Trapattoni to get their hands on the coveted Albo d''oro del campionato Italiano di calcio, or ‘il Scudetto’ as it is commonly known</li><li>Verona’s idiosyncratic manager Osvaldo Bagnoli patiently assembled a tight-knit squad of accomplished but unspectacular homegrown players, plus two astute foreign signings: the former German pentathlete Hans-Peter Briegel and the mercurial but underachieving Dane, Preben Elkjær Larsen</li><li>Eighties Italian culture forms a compelling backdrop to the story</li><li>The team’s monumental triumph still resonates in the city today</li></ul><p><b>Perfect for any football fan with an interest in the game’s history – plus anyone who enjoys an underdog story – this gripping book uncovers how a team came from nowhere to shock the footballing world with one of the most remarkable sporting achievements of all time.</b></p>