Pallone

This sport and its champions were described by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Karl Philipp Moritz, Christian Joseph Jagemann, Richard Colt Hoare, Jacob Burckhardt, William Wetmore Story, Giacomo Leopardi, Edmondo de Amicis, Giuseppe Baretti, Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Ottavio Rinuccini, Gabriello Chiabrera, Tommaso Grossi and Giuseppe Gioachino Belli.

Bracciale was played also in France, Germany, Austria, England, Netherlands and famous Italian champions organized tournaments in USA, Argentina and Egypt.

A notable feature is that the ball is put into play by a designated server for both teams, called the mandarino, who otherwise is not part of the game.

The first action of every match consists of playing the ball onto a roof called pantalera in Piedmontese language.

This form was invented by Italian physical education teacher Luigi Gigante in 1986 and in 1992 started a regular championship.

Players strike the ball using one bandaged hand in these versions: Whoever wins 5 games is the winner of the match; other rules are the same of pallapugno.