In their latest Italian football guide,The Gentleman Ultra profile Livorno, a club whose left-leaning supporters have riled Silvio Berlusconi and Paolo Di CanioBy Richard corridor and Luca Hodges-Ramon for the Guardian Sport NetworkThe Stadio Armando Picchi has held matches within its walls since 1933 but the structure was not finished until 1935. The opening game, or between the Italy and Austria B teams,finished goalless in a fixture that was typical of the Mussolini era. The stadium was initially called the Stadio Edda Ciano Mussolini and was built in the typical style of the day. With Livornos historically strong left-wing political leanings, it is perhaps weird that the club’s arena was born out of this.
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