On June 11, 2006, Torino defeated Mantova 3-1 after 120 minutes, overturning the 4-2 defeat in the first leg. President Urbano Cairo watched the game from the bench with coach Gianni De Biasi. The Granata team faced the return match with a Delle Alpi packed with 60,000 spectators. The Granata team led the game with courage: they took the lead at 36' thanks to a penalty by Rosina and doubled their lead at 63' with Muzzi. The comeback was completed only in extra time: at 94' Nicola scored the 3-0 with his head. As is the tradition of the Toro, suffering rhymes with joy: the expulsion of Fantini and the penalty of Poggi for the 3-1 froze the fans' breath until the last second, when a shot by Gasparetto hit the post of Taibi. At the triple whistle, the Granata joy could finally explode.