The past two days have been nothing short of exhilarating as the best FC 24 players in Italy faced each other for the eSerie A TIM 2024 title.
Two-time winner DaniPitbull, Francesco Pio “Obrun2002” Tagliafierro and Antonini Gabriel were among those competing for the virtual Lega Serie A championship.
After two days of thrilling action, the crown went to Lucio “Hezers” Vecchione as the AC Monza Team eSports player beat ExeedVirgil_ of Fiorentina eSports in the Grand Final.
eSerieA winner ❤️❤️ HEZERSLAN pic.twitter.com/GpyiEV359G
— Lucio (@HHezerS7) April 19, 2024
Hezers and ExeedVirgil_ booked their spots in the first-ever FC Pro World Championship which will take place in Riyadh this summer. They will also participate in this season’s eChampions League alongside Luconegua of Torino FC eSports and Juventus Dsyre’s DaniPitbull who reached the semi-finals.
With that said, let’s have a recap of how things unfolded during the eSerie A TIM Finals on Thursday (April 18) and Friday (April 19).
eSerie A TIM Finals Recap
The eSerie A TIM Finals started by Hezers beating Udinese’s Antonini Gabriel 3-2. Gabriel threatened to pull a comeback by scoring the second goal with a few minutes left to play but Hezers successfully retained the ball to record a crucial victory.
Many expected a goalfest in the second match between ExeedVirgil_ and US Salernitana’s Darkley11 after both players scored inside 25 minutes. However, what followed was a tense clash with both players missing good opportunities. ExeedVirgil_ capitalized on a mistake by his opponent with time running out to win the match 2-1.
DaniPitbull then had a difficult encounter against XSale98 of Empoli before securing a narrow 3-2 victory. The two-time champion started the match on a high note scoring in the second minute. However, XSale98 refused to stay down and levelled the scores shortly afterwards before taking a 2-1 lead.
DaniPitbull had to sweat to get back into the tie but as soon as he went in front, he never allowed his opponent the chance to level the scores.
A set-piece special from @juventusfc's @Danipitbull33! 🎯#eSerieATIM | @SerieA | #FCPro pic.twitter.com/LgjEls3W3x
— EA SPORTS FC Pro (@EASPORTSFCPro) April 19, 2024
Pro2be_Oliboli’s performance during the Regular Season wasn’t so impressive but he didn’t let that stop him from pulling a stunning comeback against FabioRabi01 to win their tie 4-3.
There was goals galore in the Torino FC eSports vs Sassuolo eSports match as Luconegua secured a massive 6-2 win over Storari.
Obrun then sent a warning to the other players as he thrashed LoneWolf92 5-0 in their matchup. The final match of the day saw Cosimo Guarnieri beat Flokox 2-1.
AC Monza Team eSports road to glory on Sunday started by Hezers managing a crucial win over Cagliari. He then beat Luconegua 5-4 in the semi-final in a match that had many twists and turns before winning the Grand Final against ExeedVirgil_.
The moment @HHezerS7 lifted the 2024 #eSerieATIM trophy! 🏆#FCPro pic.twitter.com/oNauGetSpo
— EA SPORTS FC Pro (@EASPORTSFCPro) April 19, 2024
Apart from prize money, there were several individual awards given to the top competitors of this season’s eSerie A TIM.
The Best Goal Award by Goleador went to Obrun for his goal against Udinese eSports D-Link on Match Day 2 of Group B. Hezers bagged the MVP Award by Fritz and Andrea “XSale98” Ferrara of Empoli FC Esports was presented with the FAIR Play Award – City of Verona.
