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
Acqua e Sapone Calcio a 5 Acqua e Sapone Calcio a 5 Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Acqua e Sapone Calcio a 5 is a futsal club based in Città Sant'Angelo, Abruzzo, Italy. In 2000 Pescheto C/5 was founded, an amateur futsal sports association. It was the brainchild of six friends returning from a holiday in Brazil that gave life to a dream they had to bring a team to Città Sant'Angelo. In 2007 this team would merge with City Marina S. Angelo to create ASD Acqua e Sapone Marina CSA. The team had quick successes from 2002 to 2005 with winning promotion from Serie D, Serie C2,