Overview
- Guardiola led his staff on the centuries-old “Acchianata” pilgrimage to the Santuario di Santa Rosalia atop Monte Pellegrino.
- The delegation received a blessing from Don Natale Fiorentino inside the Grotta della Santuzza after donning tribute T-shirts bearing the faces of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.
- Manchester City secured the Anglo-Palermitan Trophy with a 3-0 win at Stadio Renzo Barbera, powered by a Reijnders brace and a strike from Erling Haaland.
- Photographs of Guardiola’s T-shirt tribute to Falcone and Borsellino have gone viral, highlighting football’s role as a platform for promoting social solidarity and anti-mafia messages.
- The sold-out friendly featured elaborate fan choreographies and prompted Guardiola to commend Palermo coach Superpippo Inzaghi and wish the club success in their bid for Serie A promotion.