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2 unusual facts about U.S. Grosseto F.C.


U.S. Grosseto F.C.

The team's most associated nickname is grifone, after its logo, depicting a griffon.

The 2008–09 season started with higher expectations under new head coach Elio Gustinetti; the team started its season showing a very impressive form, but then a result crisis led Grosseto out of the promotion playoff zone, causing the dismissal of Gustinetti and his replacement with Ezio Rossi.


Claudio Pelosi

In the 2001-02 season, Pelosi played 23 matches and scored 7 goals with Grosetto before leaving Italy and heading to South Australia where he played for Adelaide City in the National Soccer League.


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