San Marino, motorcycle riders become footballers. The match ends with eight goals
The Rimini Riviera beats the opposing team 6-2
Sport
Republic of San Marino
| 08:24 – 01 September 2022
The Republic of San Marino hosted a special football match on the occasion of the Gryfyn Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera.
The MotoGP and Superbike riders took to the field at the Montecchio sports field. A fun and exciting match followed by a meeting of people despite the weather in a match and broadcast live from Sky Sports with commentary by Guido Meda and Mauro Sanchini and from the official MotoGP channels with live commentary by Elliott York and Jack Gorst.
Jorge Lorenzo, Marco Melandri, Maverick Viñales, Enea Bastianini, Michele Pirro, Johann Zarco, Manuel Poggiali and many other big names took to the field under the orders of their very special technicians Francesco Bagnaia, Aleix Espargaro, Marco Bezzecchi and Franco Morbidelli battling each other on the green rectangle .
The challenge, played in the presence of the Secretary of State for Sport Teodoro Lonfernini and the Secretary of State for Tourism Federico Pedini Amati (who for the record also played a few minutes of the match honorably) ended with the result of 6 to 2 a favorite of the Rimini Riviera team. For the Rivera di Rimini the goals were scored by Gonzáles, Viñales, Nakagami, Migno and two goals from Arbolino. Zarco and Marini scored for San Marino.
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