Successful Season for Vita Internazionale

Vita Internazionale over came an extremely slow start to the season to finish in a commanding third place position. Not too many teams could salvage a season, which began with 4 losses in their first 6 games an uncharacteristic beginning for the maturing B division powerhouse. The turning point seemed to be a few encouraging results; first in the Ambassador Cup finishing in third place out of 16 teams and then a solid performance at the Mark Forster Memorial in Peterborough. After these tournaments, the team went on a bit a of streak in the league winning 6 games and tying 1. Pietro Cutrona took home top goal scoring honours leading the league with 18 goals in 16 league games. Midfielder Sal Cutrona finished the year with 11 league goals in 16 games, which was enough for 5th place in the league. Newcomer Mike Pacheco played an integral role in the team suring up the center midfield and drawing comparisons to famed Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele from Coach Vito Cutrona. Dan Bernardino also made his presence felt, joining the team late in the season and potting 4 goals in 5 league games.

Back Row (from left to right): R.Paudyn, P.Paudyn, L.Drew, E.Nicosia, J.Noble, Vito Cutrona (Head Coach), P.Cutrona, V.Cutrona, B.McCarthy, J.Schomberg, B.Pagnello
Front Row (From left to right): P.Viveiros, A.Lipscombe, C.Pacheco, G.Gruppuso, P.Hartley, T.Dowling, S.Cutrona, S.DeMone, J.Nix

2004: Champions Three Times Over

On Sunday, Vita Inter became the 2004 Alford's Cup and Playoff Title Champions for a third straight year. Former Ernestown and Carleton star Rick Paudyn was dominant throughout the campaign and took home the league scoring title with 18 markers in 18 games, earning him the league MVP award as well. The team lost only 3 games in the league all season long, which was enough to put them in a strong second place position. The highlight of the season was a third straight victory in the Alford's Cup final in front of a packed house at Catons Two. This year the team faced the 1st place finishers Kelsey's in the final and overcame a strong team 4-3 in the final. Vita also won the playoffs, which culminated with 3-2 victory over an experienced Cataraqui II squad.

Vita Internazionale were featured in the Toronto based Italo-Canadian Newspaper, the Corriere Canadese on Wednesday, October 13, 2004.

Back Row (from left to right) : J.Nix, V.Cutrona, T.Dowling, S.Cutrona, P.Cutrona, T.Agostino, J.Noble, B.McCarthy, B.Pagnello, J.Schomberg
Front Row (from left to right): D.Frid, P.Paudyn, R.Paudyn, T.Liang, C.Pacheco, P.Viveiros, P.Hartley (GK).

2003 Season ends with great hope for the future with a repeat victory in the Alford's Cup Final

The 2003 Season had both its ups and downs for the Vita squad. Much of the season was missed by several key players due to academic commitments elsewhere and these absences greatly affected the teams placement in the standings. The young team finished in a strong 4th place position and also saw the emergence of last year's star goalkeeper Pietro Cutrona come into his own as a striker in the league, leading the team and finishing third place in the league, potting 14 goals. Second year striker and Carleton Raven Rick Paudyn also made a strong presence tallying 13 goals, which was good enough for fourth place in the league. The highlight of the season was the second straight victory in the Alford's Cup Final in as many tries. The team overcame a determined Cocamo Nooners team 2-0 in the final to secure their repeat.

Pictured above, Front Row (from left to right): B. Pagnello, D. Sobolev, S.Cutrona, P.Cutrona, R.Paudyn, P.Paudyn, J.Nix.Back Row (from left to right): K.Sobolev, V.Cutrona, T.Dowling, E.Cutrona, B.McCarthy, J.Schomberg, J.Garofalo, R.Desa, M.Lowe, C.Pacheco, Vito Cutrona (Head Coach).

Picture (first picture) Captain Sal Cutrona accepting the Alford's Cup Trophy from League Official Franco Crocco.

Vita Internazionale end debut season bringing home the Alford's Cup and the Playoff Title

With the A and B divisions combined Vita Internazionale finished the season in 11th place out of the twenty teams, earning them the spot of top seed in next years B division. With the team's oldest player at the ripe old age of 21 and its youngest barely 16 the team progressed very well playing against the top talent in the area. Some of the highlights of the year were the 2-1 victory over a mature Queen's Inn squad in the Alford's Cup final, and the string of victories ultimately leading to the B League Playoff title.