''L'allenatore nel pallone 2'' is a 2008 Italian
sports
Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in ...
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Sergio Martino
Sergio Martino (born 19 July 1938) is an Italian film director and producer, notable for his contributions to the giallo genre.
Martino is the brother of the late producer Luciano Martino (who died in 2013). They collaborated frequently in their ...
.
The film is a sequel of ''
L'allenatore nel pallone'' (1984).
Plot
The famous Italian football coach Oronzo CanĂ has retired to a villa in
Apulia
Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Ot ...
. Now, old and tired, he is enjoying a quiet life there, cultivating his vineyard, when suddenly he is summoned to
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
, in northern Italy. There the elderly chairman of a great Lombard ("Longobarda") club is suffering from
dementia
Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform activities of daily living, everyday activities. This typically invo ...
and has lost his powers of judgement, and the club's manager has been fired. He has decided to bring back Oronzo CanĂ as trainer, remembering him from his great football team of thirty years before, tasking him with bringing the club back to its old winning ways. Oronzo puts his trust in the intervention of a Russian billionaire who has bought the club for promotion. But it is a deception.
Cast
References
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2000s sports comedy films
2000s Italian-language films
2008 films
Films directed by Sergio Martino
Italian association football films
Italian sequel films
Italian sports comedy films
Italian-language sports comedy films
Medusa Film films
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