Weeks passed, Hellas still led the Serie A table. As recalled in the book "Lo scudetto del Verona", the common opinion was that sooner or later the team would lose first place. This did not happen - the team was not only full of quality players, but also well-coordinated, everyone helped each other and were friends.
This is evidenced by the fact that most of the team spent New Year's Eve together in the mountains (in Cavalese). At one point, Fanna raised his glass and said that 1985 would be "our year". And so it really was, because Hellas lost only two matches (1:2 each - with Avellino in January and with Torino in April), shared first place with Inter only in one round (January 20) and on May 12, a round before the end of the season, celebrated the title of champion after a draw with Atalanta. Almost 30 thousand fans gathered in Bra Square in Verona between 9 and 10 p.m. The dream came true.
Remembered to this day
This story belongs to another era of football, but the Scudetto won by Hellas remains an invaluable lesson in sports. That club did not have the budget of its great rivals. It showed that you can create a good team over time, with players who are not stars but can still improve their skills. What counts are the ideas and vision of football that Mascetti and Bagnoli had. Human relationships are of great importance.
“The relationship between Bagnoli and his players is the heart of this story,” Paolo Condo told Verona journalist Gianluca Vighini in an interview. The Hellas players still talk to each other today, and some of them still visit Bagnoli, who still lives in Verona. The city of Romeo and Juliet will forever be grateful to these heroes.
