Venezia turn historic canals into floating amphitheatre to celebrate Serie A promotion

[p]The Serie B champions secured promotion ‌to Italy’s top flight with a ‌game to spare after a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/spezia-re6VD39b/venezia-MkPmVv50/?mid=2wYOfZC4"]2-2 draw[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spezia/re6VD39b/"]Spezia[/a] on May 1, before ‌sealing the title on Friday ⁠with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/palermo-n38Nktmn/venezia-MkPmVv50/?mid=WfJx6Kx3"]2-0 ‌home win[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/palermo/n38Nktmn/"]Palermo[/a]. The result confirmed ​an immediate return to Serie A after a one-season absence.[/p][image alt="Serie B top five" id="4f060f73-8b89-4408-b62d-551d32e29ba0" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="ef63f63a-a214-4e0c-a0be-4ba26baa95be" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Players and ​staff travelled through the canals aboard a lead gondola, flanked by a ⁠flotilla of ​supporters crowding rowing boats and private vessels, waving flags and setting off smoke flares.[/p][p]Against the backdrop of the copper-domed ‌Church of San Simeon Piccolo, the water was barely visible beneath the mass of boats, as fans draped in the club’s tricolour packed the canals and residents looked on from balconies of the surrounding palazzi.[/p][p]The celebrations culminated at Piazza San Marco, where the ‌squad presented the Serie B trophy ​to a capacity crowd in front ‌of the Doge’s Palace, with festivities expected to continue late into the night.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/venezia/MkPmVv50/"]Venezia[/a] finished the campaign one point ahead of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/frosinone/pfo9H1Wp/"]Frosinone[/a], who also ⁠secured promotion to ⁠Serie A.[/p]