The 2010-11 campaign was a successful season of consolidation for Pescara as the newly-promoted Delfini finished a respectable 13th in Serie B, establishing their position back in the second tier. Leading the attack was the veteran striker Marco Sansovini, whose 11 goals proved crucial in the club's battle for stability. Most importantly, the season marked the breakthrough of a young creative core, notably the future Italian star Marco Verratti, whose emergence laid the immediate groundwork for the legendary "Zemanlandia" promotion campaign that would follow.