The 2013-14 campaign delivered one of the most emotional and dramatic seasons in Bari's history. Despite a crippling financial crisis that saw the club declared bankrupt and facing the threat of disappearing, the team, known as Galletti, rallied with a miraculous late-season run. This surge propelled them to a 7th-place finish and a dramatic qualification for the Serie B play-offs. Spearheading the attack was the local hero Cristian Galano, whose 11 league goals were crucial in the desperate fight. The emotional high point came in the play-off semi-final against Latina, where the San Nicola Stadium hosted over 50,000 fans, a phenomenal turnout following months of near-empty stands, cementing the campaign as a memorable chapter of fighting spirit and passionate unity, despite ultimately falling short of promotion.