Rugby union in Italy called trigon, which involved three players passing a ball to one another by hand. The ball was usually small and hard, but occasionally it was a "follis" or large bladder-ball. Italy is home to a number of forms of traditional football, some of which have features which are more similar to rugby, than to association football, such as handling the ball. A prime example of this is "calcio fiorentino" played in Florence. The "Piazza Santa Croce" of Florence is the cradle of this sport, that became known as "giuoco del calcio fiorentino" ("Florentine kick game") or simply "calcio" ("kick"). The
2001–02 Piacenza Calcio season those. RSSSF - Italy 2001/02 2001–02 Piacenza Calcio season Piacenza Calcio had the highest-scoring season in the club's history, but in spite of this, a defeat to Verona in the final round would have rendered relegation. Two goals from Dario Hübner helped sealing a 3–0 victory, which propelled Hübner to become top scorer of the entire Serie A, tying for 24 goals with David Trezeguet. The ex-Brescia hitman Hübner came following the promotion, and aged 34, he reached the very top of his level. The season also saw the first three foreign players arrive at Piacenza. Brazilians Matuzalém and Amauri