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Alessandria have beaten the odds by becoming the first third division club to reach the Coppa Italia semi-final since 1984 - and have their sights set on another upset. The minnows trail AC Milan by just one goal going into the second leg of their tie, with Tuesdays fixture live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7.55pm.Heres all you need to know about Alessandria and how they reached the semi-final of Italys most prestigious cup competition... Who are Alessandria?Nickname: I Grigi (The Greys)Founded: 1912 (re-founded in 2003 under current name)Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe MoccagattaCapacity: 5,827Division: Lega Pro/A - formerly Serie C, the third tier of Italian football A Mario Balotelli penalty helped AC Milan to a 1-0 first-leg win Brief historyAlessandria were formed in 1912 and competed in the inaugural season of Serie A in the 1929/30 campaign, finishing eighth. The club is mostly known for a 30-year spell jumping between Serie C and the fourth tier and in 2003, they dropped down to the amateur divisions after declaring bankruptcy.Alessandria were revived by a group of local businessmen under the name Nuovo Alessandria, before the decision was made to return to their former name Alessandria.Since the re-brand, the club has competed in Italys third and fourth divisions. In 2011, they were relegated to the fourth tier after club president Giogio Veltroni was found guilty for his part in a betting scandal.Route to the semi-finalUnlike AC Milan, who automatically entered the Coppa Italia in the Round of 16, Alessandrias cup run began back in August. A Mario Balotelli penalty gave AC Milan a 1-0 win in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final against Alessandria On their road to the semi-finals, Alessandria have knocked out Serie A clubs Palermo and Genoa (away from home) in consecutive rounds before defeating Serie B club Spezia in the quarter-finals.The momentous win over Spezia, who themselves knocked out Roma, was achieved in dramatic fashion. After trailing 1-0 until the 80th minute, striker Riccardo Bocalon scored twice to clinch a semi-final berth against Milan.The win meant Alessandria became the first third-tier club to reach the semi-finals of Coppa Italia since Bari in 1984. Should they upset the odds and beat Milan over two legs, it would be their first Coppa Italia final in 80 years. Club comparisons Alessandria AC Milan Year formed 1912 1899 Major honours 0 41 League titles 0 18 Coppa Italias 0 5 Seasons in top flight 13 85 Cost of squad N/A ￡63.85m (approx) Record transfer fee N/A ￡28m (Manuel Rui Costa) International caps 0 537 Stadium Capacity 5,827 85,700 Star playerBocalon is arguably the main man at Alessandria. The 26-year-old striker is currently the joint-highest goalscorer of the Lega Pro/A with 10 goals after joining the club for €300,000 (£228,000) in June last year.This season, Bocalon has been vital to the clubs incredible path to the semi-finals. He scored the extra-time winner against Genoa in the round of 16 and scored twice in the last seven minutes of the quarter-final comeback against Spezia.Bocalon was a highly-rated youngster at Treviso and in 2008 signed for Inter Milan for €900,000 (£684,000). However, he never appeared for Inters first team and had loan spells at seven different clubs before joining Alessandria permanently last year.Most famous player Italian footballer Gianni Rivera was at Alessandria before an illustrious career at AC Milan Alessandrias alumni boasts the golden boy of Italian football Gianni Rivera, who started his career with the club.Rivera went on to win three Serie A titles, four Coppa Italias and two European Cups with AC Milan. He also won the European Championships with Italy and won the Ballon dOr in 1969. Watch AC Milan v Alessandria live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7.55pm on Tuesday night Also See: Serie A fixtures Serie A table Bet ￡5 Get ￡20 Free Justin Verlander Jersey . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. Jimmy Wynn Astros Jersey . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. 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One fan even hung on a rim as the players hustled past outstretched arms to the locker room.The Sixers popped champagne against the backdrop of a fan-made 1967 NBA champions poster tacked to the wall.The Celtics dynasty -- for a year, at least -- was dead.Long live the Sixers.Chamberlain, the agile and dominant center of his era, put an end to the hooting and hollering and silenced the Eastern Division championship revelry with a brief speech: Philadelphia still had one more goal to achieve.The room got very quiet, Sixers great Billy Cunningham said.Chamberlains big point was this -- the Sixers didnt win 68 games and knock off the hated Celtics just to squander their shot at an NBA championship. The Sixers would have to win it all to truly stamp themselves as one of the NBAs all-team great teams.Hal Greer, Chet Walker and Wali Jones joined Cunningham and Chamberlain to lead the Sixers to a six-game series clinch over the San Francisco Warriors and win the NBA championship.The Sixers (68-13) were the top team in `67, and considered by many the best NBA team in history. The Sixers were tabbed the greatest team of all time in 1980 during the NBAs 35th anniversary celebration.That honor came before Larry and Magic. Michael and LeBron. Kobe and Duncan.There are a lot of historical points that people dont know now because people dont know any basketball before Bird and Magic, Jones said. I tell them about a lot of people from that times and our team in our era, a lot of people dont know.After 40 years, we were forgotten. Nobody said, `who was the greatest team in the NBA? and mentioned us.They havent been forgotten in Philly.The Sixers turned this season into a year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of that championship team. The Sixers have worn throwback jerseys inspired by the 1966-67 road uniforms, have the year stamped on a commemorative center court logo at select games and designed sculptures for Chamberlain, Cunningham and Greer. The Sixers will honor seven living players from the team at halftime of Saturday nights game against, yup, Boston.Its good to remembered, Jones said.What perhaps isnt remembered as easily from the black-and-white era was the climb the Sixers made just to beat Boston. The Celtics, winners of nine of 10 NBA titles in the 1960s, had eliminated the Sixers in the Division (now conference) finals in 1965 and 1966. Winning a championship seemed almost like it held second place on the season list of goals behind beating the Celtics in the postseason.Trying to spark a change, the Sixers replaced coach Dolph Schayes with Alex Hannum. Hannum had coached the organization in its previous incarnation as the Syracuse Nationals and was familiar with most of the roster.He just brought immediate respect to the coaching position, Cunningham said.dddddddddddd He just had a presence. There was a certain personality with him that gave players a great deal of respect for his decision making.Hannum was helped by coaching a team loaded with talent: Chamberlain, Cunningham, Greer and Walker are all in the Hall of Fame. With so much star power, Chamberlain morphed from something of a lone wolf on offense to a prominent cog on a team where it was no longer necessary for The Stilt to try and carry the Sixers on his own.The Sixers started 52-8 and had just one three-game losing streak all season.If Chamberlain could have shot foul shots, we would have won 70 games, easily, Cunningham said with a laugh.But five of their losses were against Bill Russell, Sam Jones, John Havlicek and the Celtics. The road to the title would again go through Boston. This time, the Sixers were ready.Philly beat Oscar Robertson and the Cincinnati Royals in four games to reach the East finals. The Sixers won the first three games and lost Game 4 in Boston. The Philly fans were restless to finish the job at home and a banner was raised at the Convention Center that read No. 4 Now!Pennsylvania governor Raymond Shafer watched Game 5 with general manager Jack Ramsay and owner Irv Koslof in nervous anticipation of what was ahead. Five Sixers scored at least 21 points and they beat the Celtics 140-116 to set off a celebration.I really felt as though this was the greatest Celtics team, so beating this team I think helped to make up for the other losses we had over the years, Chamberlain, who died in 1999, said after the series.Beating Boston gave the Sixers a championship feeling.It meant so much to beat Boston because the dynasty was just dominating, Jones said. People dont understand the importance in the NBA to stop that dynasty and have some other team sneak in there.The finals seemed a mere formality and the Sixers topped Nate Thurmond, Rick Barry and the Warriors in six games.The Sixers were mobbed by fans at the airport and greeted by a sign that read, Boston bled, now the Warriors are dead.Chamberlain had the team autograph the game ball and gave the basketball to Michael Richman, who handled payroll, and whose father Ike had owned the team and helped bring the franchise to Philly. Ike Richman died of a heart attack in 1965 at a 76ers-Celtics game.When Wilt got off the plane, he flipped me the ball and said, `this is for your mother, the 75-year-old Richman said.The championship ball is still with the Richman family.The Sixers never blossomed into a dynasty and wouldnt win a championship again until Cunningham coached them to one in 1983.Theyve had great teams, Jones said. But we were the greatest.---This story has been corrected to show that Ike Richman died in 1965, not 1966. ' ' '