Maceratese promoted to D: Crocioni's joy after the play-off with K Sport

Alberto Crocioni celebrates Maceratese's promotion to Serie D after their penalty shootout victory over K Sport.

di LORENZO MONACHESI
13 May 2025
Alberto Crocioni celebrates Maceratese's promotion to Serie D after their penalty shootout victory over K Sport.

Alberto Crocioni celebrates Maceratese's promotion to Serie D after their penalty shootout victory over K Sport.

"I'm really happy also because I saw so much passion that I didn't remember, many young people and families. Some kids wanted to take a picture as if I were who knows who." Alberto Crocioni he enjoys the promotion to D achieved on penalties in the Playoff against K Sport. "I saw them, I had the feeling inside me that we could do it, I didn't see defeat even though anything can happen on penalties. Ours were very good, their executions were impeccable". It was a long arm wrestling with the Pesaro team and in those moments the fear of not making it could have spread. "I never thought that we couldn't do it, even if you start thinking about it when we no longer had a 7 point advantage, but that feeling captured at the beginning that Maceratese was made up of great people and we must congratulate whoever chose these players" has always been strong. The red and whites showed up at the start with many new faces. "This is why I consider Maceratese the surprise: so many new faces are not easy to assemble and make them become the granite group that they were". Crocioni has been president of Maceratese since 2018 and this splendid season has left a lesson. "The past seasons have taught me to do this type of Excellence. I keep the players' plaque when we won the Promotion where it says that I made the difference in the darkest moment, I remember when we lost the derby with Civitanovese and it seemed all lost. However, despite that misstep, we had then taken the right path. This year I have been less present due to work commitments and because I knew I was in good hands with Serangeli and De Cesare". Many compliments received. "A lot, I had almost 300 on my phone. They made me happy and there were those who confided that I deserved this award". And now we have to think about the D. "Now is also the time to celebrate, then we will throw ourselves into organizing next year's Maceratese".

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