The opening ceremony of the 2026 edition of the Viareggio Cup, staged this afternoon at the Stadio dei Pini, was tinged with black and blue
Just moments before the match between the defending champions Genoa and the Nigerians Mavlon (1-1 the final, ed.) it was in fact Pisa Sporting Club midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro who read the official oath of the event. It was in Viareggio that Akinsanmiro had made his mark by reaching the final of the 2022 edition with Alex Transfiguration, which was then won on penalty kicks by Sassuolo
The Nerazzurri soccer player then gave the symbolic kickoff together with Viareggio Mayor Giorgio Del Ghingaro (photo Viareggio Cup press office)