The relegation to C2 is followed by a series of mid-table Championships associated with continual company crises that bring the club into serious economic difficulty. Everything changed with 1984, when Lucchese was approached by Egiziano Maestrelli and Aldo Grassi, two large-scale retail entrepreneurs who bet on the city.

A sponsorship first, then the acquisition of the club allow them to dream again. In the 1985-1986 season, Lucchese, with Renzo Melani on the bench, wins promotion in Civitavecchia thanks to a free kick by Salvi. The fans who arrive in Lazio by train find on their return an indescribable spectacle with thousands of Lucchese fans outside the train station ready to celebrate together.

This is only the beginning: Maestrelli calls in Pino Vitale as manager who, piece by piece, year after year, will assemble the dream team. 
In the meanwhile on the bench, it comes Corrado Orrico who, after a season of running in, set the fifth gear.
His team put on a show on all football fields with his modern, open-minded play and secured promotion to Serie B after 27 years: it is the 1989-1990 season. Pinna, Fiondella, Vignini, Montanari, Pascucci, Monaco, Russo, Giusti, Donatelli, Di Stefano, Simonetta and Paci are destined to remain forever in the collective memory, as well as the promotion party in a Porta Elisa packed to the hilt against Casale.

the run towards the Curva Ovest of the Maestrelli and Orrico duo is the image of what football can give on an emotional level.

The “RossoNeri” also win the final of the Coppa Italia Serie C and win the trophy on penalties in Palermo in front of 30 thousand “RosaNero” fans (Palermo football team): the match is decided on penalties.
The city goes crazy, the celebrations goes on until the next day when many turn up at Pisa airport to escort the players to Porta Elisa, where thousands of people await them.