U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918 S.r.l, commonly known as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in northeast Italy. Originally founded in 1918, the club folded and was re-established several times in its history. As of the 2017–18 season, it plays in Serie C, Italian third level. The club was founded in 1918 as merger of local teams "Ponziana" and "Foot-Ball Club Trieste". The club reached "Seconda Divisione" (now known as Serie B) in 1924. The club successively featured in the first-ever Serie A season in 1929, and
Calcio Fiorentino attended a game of "bridge fighting" – put on in his honor during a visit to Venice. The king is recorded as saying: "Too small to be a real war and too cruel to be a game". Interest in "Calcio" waned in the early 17th century. However, in 1930 it was reorganized as a game in Kingdom of Italy, under Benito Mussolini. It was widely played by amateurs in streets and squares using handmade balls of cloth or animal skin. Today, three matches are played each year in "Piazza Santa Croce" in Florence in the 3rd week of June. A