Beach Soccer, Lenergy Pisa is Italian champion

Pisa, 9 August 2025 – Lenergy Pisa raised the Italian beach soccer tricolor to the sky, winning the FIGC-Lega Nazionale Dilettanti championship at the end of a splendid and exciting match against Domusbet.tv Catania, defeated 2-1 . In Cirò Marina , in the province of Crotone, at the "Puntocuore" Beach Arena, the Serie A Q8 championship final was played in front of hundreds of fans , concluding an exhilarating season that began in Alghero and continued with stops in Terracina (double date), San Benedetto del Tronto (extra-large event), Castellammare di Stabia and Tirrenia before all the finals in Cirò Marina. The official beach soccer championship was awarded at the end of a spectacular three-day event, which began on 7 August with the top seven teams from the Scudetto Pool and the top-placed team from the Promozione championship competing in direct clashes in the quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals.

Very tactical match decided by three goals all scored in the second half . Within a minute, Pisa and Catania exchanged two shots with Brazilians Datinha and Allison. As the clock ticked down, Italy international Bertacca found the right corner with a powerful and precise diagonal shot.

In the final half, the Nerazzurri held off Catania's onslaught thanks to saves from Italian international Casapieri. Pisa took sporting revenge for last season's Scudetto final loss to the club from the Elephant, thus winning their third Scudetto after those in 2021 and 2022. The Nerazzurri, who have improved significantly in recent seasons, played in their fourth league final in the last five years . The seventh title clash between the two powerhouses thus went to Pisa. Domusbet.tv Catania can take comfort in the Super Cup, which confirmed them as the most successful team in Italy (17 trophies). Roberto Desini, coordinator of the BS Department of the National Amateur League, and Sergio Ferrari, mayor of Cirò Marina, presented the Scudetto to Lenergy Pisa. The Domusbet.tv Catania players received their medals from LND deputy vice president Christian Mossino and LND vice president and head of the Calabria Regional Committee Saverio Mirarchi. The individual award, the league's MVP, went to Italy international Josep Jr. (Catania), while Serie A's top scorer, Brazilian Hulk, of the Nerazzurri, took the title with 24 goals. The award for best goalkeeper of the championship went to Leandro Casapieri, who was also named best player of the final.

The refereeing team also received a tribute from LND E-Sports coordinator Santino Lo Presti. Applause went to referees Francesco Cardone and Filippo Pancrazi, who, after ten years of service, are ending their careers on the sand. The Fair Play Award went to Terracina, who conceded a goal to Icierre Lamezia in an important playoff match after scoring with an opponent down. Present throughout the three-day event were Giancarlo Abete, president of the National Amateur League, Carmine Zigarelli, president of the Campania LND CR, and Giuliana Tambaro, deputy vice president and federal councilor. An event with all the finals concentrated in one place that honored the entire movement, whose growth, as Beach Soccer Department coordinator Roberto Desini emphasized, is a drive to always do better: "First and foremost, I want to thank President Abete, who has always supported this sport. Beach soccer is an activity that requires commitment, organization, and professionalism; it couldn't be done without teamwork between clubs, players, promoters, partners, referees, the Department, Committees, and the entire LND."