[1] Thanks to the American insurance compensation for his father's death and many promissory notes, Aldo acquired the Almea transport company in 1963 at the age of 23, which already had significant financial problems.
[2] On December 27, 1990, he was named Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by President Francesco Cossiga, on the proposal of the Prime Minister's Office.
In April 2014, Spinelli began negotiations to sell the club to Livorno native Stefano Bandecchi, an entrepreneur and founder of Niccolò Cusano University, but the deal fell through.
[14] The following year, the club reorganized with the entry of new minority shareholders[15] and built a competitive team aiming to win the championship, which happened on April 28, 2018: thanks to a home draw against Carrarese[16] and the simultaneous defeat of Siena, the amaranto returned to Serie B with one match to spare.
[17] In the newly found Serie B, Spinelli (no longer supported by the minority shareholder[18]) chose Cristiano Lucarelli as coach and Alessandro Diamanti as the main signing for the midfield.