The President of Borgorosso Football Club (1970)

Original title

Il presidente del Borgorosso Football Club

Directed by

Luigi Filippo D'Amico

Genre

comedy film, association football film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

T

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small town football club's president deals with the ups and downs of running the team. Alberto Sordi plays the title character in this comedy set around the sport.

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What happens

The President of Borgorosso Football Club (Italian: Il presidente del Borgorosso Football Club) is a 1970 Italian sports comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico and starring Alberto Sordi, Tina Lattanzi and Margarita Lozano. The film was mostly shot in the Province of Ravenna, using football stadiums in Bagnacavallo and Lugo as well as the home of Molinella Calcio 1911. The film's sets were designed by the art director Umberto Turco. Although not clearly specified, the film refers to the history of football club based in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, that reached Serie A in the 1970s, achieving a best result of sixth place in 1975–76 Serie A season, a result that allowed it to compete in the 1976–77 UEFA Cup season the following year, equivalent to today's Europa League. In total, Cesena Football Club played 13 seasons in Serie A from 1973 to 2015. It currently holds first place in Serie B for the 2025–26 Serie B season season, with the stated goal to return to Serie A. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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