U.S.D. Virtusvecomp Verona
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Unione Sportiva Dilettantistica Virtusvecomp Verona (formerly known as Unione Sportiva Virtus Borgo Venezia and usually referred to as Virtus Verona or Virtusvecomp for sponsorship reasons) is an Italian association football
club located in Borgo Venezia, a district of Verona
, Veneto. It currently plays in Serie D
. Its colors are red and blue.
Virtus Verona, the third football club in Verona
behind Chievo
and Hellas Verona
, is a unique case in Italy of a club whose chairman, Luigi Fresco, has been also head coach of the first team for over 24 years.
Football in Italy
Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times , trailing only Brazil . Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful European nation in the subject of football...
club located in Borgo Venezia, a district of Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, Veneto. It currently plays in Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
. Its colors are red and blue.
Virtus Verona, the third football club in Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
behind Chievo
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...
and Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
, is a unique case in Italy of a club whose chairman, Luigi Fresco, has been also head coach of the first team for over 24 years.