Giana Erminio: Piece of my heart

Words: Giuseppe Cocchiara

Images: Giuseppe Cocchiara

A.S. Giana Erminio is a club deeply rooted in its local territory.

Founded in Gorgonzola, it has built its identity away from the major stages, focusing on continuity, organisation and a strong sense of belonging.

In recent years, the club has secured a stable place in professional football, representing a province that endures, recognises itself and tells its story through its stadium.

A team that doesn’t live on excess, but on balance and consistent presence.

©Giuseppe Cocchiara/ Terrace Edition. A.S. Giana Erminio vs Union Brescia.

Union Brescia rises from the ruins of a heavy legacy.

After the collapse of Brescia Calcio, the club started again under a new name, carrying the same emotional weight: a fanbase that has experienced Serie A, Serie B and iconic figures of Italian football, and that today is forced to face a difficult reconstruction.

Union Brescia is not just a team; it is a transition, an attempt to give continuity to a fractured identity. On the pitch and in the stands, the weight of memory is still present — stronger than the result itself.

Inside the Stadio Città di Gorgonzola, the contrast between the two sets of supporters was one of the most striking elements of the evening.

The home crowd, backing Giana Erminio, appeared composed and restrained. With the exception of the curva — where the ultras, featured in the opening image, maintained a steady presence — the rest of the stadium conveyed a sober, almost quiet atmosphere.

Applause was sporadic, protests rare; the crowd remained attentive but largely unwilling to be swept away by emotion.

Here and there, a more involved supporter close to the pitch tried to encourage or call out individual players, without ever disrupting the overall balance.

The support for Union Brescia carried a very different weight.

As already suggested by the images of the flares, their presence was intense, constant, visceral.

The Brescia ultras filled the stadium with sound for the entire match, singing without pause and effectively becoming the twelfth man on the pitch.

At times, it felt like a match played away only on paper: for long stretches, the stadium seemed to belong more to Brescia than to the home side.

A presence that also shaped the emotional flow of the game and, inevitably, accompanied the final outcome: a 2–0 victory for Union Brescia.

A result born not only on the pitch, but also from a fanbase that never stopped supporting the team, carrying into the stadium the weight of its history and the strength of a reconstruction still underway.

Giuseppe is on Instagram: @fotodigius

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