In the following years Pescara was repeatedly attacked by the , and later, as part of the Spanish , it was turned into a massive.
The first came after Rivaldo's shot was saved by German goalkeeper with Ronaldo scoring the rebound, and the second saw Rivaldo fool the German defence with a as the ball ran on to Ronaldo who finished.
Castellammare, which now had 3,000 inhabitants of its own, became a separate municipality.