The 2022-23 campaign delivered a spectacular push for promotion for Bari, with I Galletti clinching an impressive 3rd-place finish in Serie B in their first season back in the second tier. Spearheading the sensational attack was the prolific Moroccan striker Walid Cheddira, whose 17 goals powered the team to the Promotion Play-off Final. The season culminated in a dramatic, heart-breaking final against Cagliari, played in front of over 58,000 fans at the Stadio San Nicola, where a 94th-minute goal denied Bari an agonizing return to Serie A.