▁the ▁Trib una ▁Est ▁is ▁an ▁ins cription ▁of ▁" U . S . ▁L ec ce ". ▁After ▁this ▁almost ▁total ▁renov ation , ▁the ▁stad ium ▁in ▁L ec ce , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Stad io ▁Fri uli ▁in ▁U d ine , ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁stad ium ▁ready ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup . ▁However ▁the ▁fund ing ▁for ▁a ▁ven ue ▁allocated ▁to ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Ap ul ia ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Stad io ▁San ▁Nicola ▁in ▁B ari , ▁which ▁caused ▁some ▁controvers y . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Serie ▁B ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁championship , ▁the ▁press ▁room ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁local ▁journalist ▁Ser gio ▁V ant aggi ato , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁trag ic ▁circumstances ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁pla que ▁was ▁presented ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁Mart ino , ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁various ▁local ▁authorities , ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁U . S . ▁L ec ce ▁and ▁some ▁journal ists ▁of ▁different ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁during ▁a ▁regular ▁training ▁session , ▁light ning ▁struck ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁killed ▁Antonio ▁De ▁Giorg i , ▁a ▁U . S . ▁L ec ce ▁equipment ▁manager . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season ▁the ▁stad ium ▁hosted ▁the ▁home ▁matches ▁of ▁then ▁Serie ▁B ▁club ▁Gal