, ▁formerly ▁North ▁Star ▁House , ▁California , ▁USA <0x0A> </s> ▁A . C . ▁Ch ie vo Ver ona ▁cont ested ▁its ▁first ▁ever ▁Serie ▁A ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁season . ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁widely ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁re leg ated ▁immediately ▁to ▁Serie ▁B , ▁following ▁a ▁surprising ▁promotion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Co ach ▁Luigi ▁Del ner i ▁played ▁a ▁ 4 – 4 – 2 ▁formation ▁with ▁extremely ▁off ensive ▁w ingers ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁E ri berto ▁and ▁Christian ▁Man fred ini . ▁The ▁entire ▁team ▁sur pass ed ▁expect ations , ▁and ▁for ▁six ▁weeks ▁during ▁the ▁aut umn ▁Ch ie vo ▁lead ▁serie ▁A . ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁the ▁form ▁dropped ▁off ▁a ▁bit , ▁but ▁Ch ie vo ▁almost ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League , ▁and ▁thus ▁failed ▁to ▁achieve ▁that ▁sens ation . ▁Its ▁players ▁became ▁seriously ▁attract ive ▁on ▁the ▁market , ▁but ▁only ▁Man fred ini ▁and ▁target ▁man ▁Bern ardo ▁Cor rad i ▁actually ▁left ▁the ▁club , ▁both ▁joining ▁Laz io ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁season . ▁ ▁Season ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁surprising ▁promotion ▁in ▁Serie ▁A , ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Ch ie vo ▁was ▁widely ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁immediately ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁B . ▁However , ▁the ▁club ▁sur pass ed ▁expect ations ▁making ▁the ▁most ▁profit ▁from ▁his ▁