“On behalf of the whole team, we reiterate that we are against all forms of racism. To adhere or not to a form of protest, however symbolic it may be, does not mean ignoring the fight against racism ”. Speaking is Paolo Corbi, head of the communication of the national team, who despite himself had to intervene on what happened before the kick-off whistle. Italy-Wales a Euro 2020. He was forced to do so because the controversy resulted in politics, with Enrico Letta and Matteo Salvini who did not miss the opportunity to clash.
Five blues had decided to kneel to join the Black Lives Matter movement, while the other six preferred not to. “I wanted to clarify with respect to what has been written and said about it in recent days – declared Corbi from the withdrawal in Coverciano – everyone knows the example of the behavior of our players, racism is fought every day each with their own behaviors and on this we are all very busy. As for the fact that at the beginning of the race someone knelt down and others didn’t there was some confusion”.
“The players were all focused on a game that was decisive for us – he added – so, from what we have reconstructed, we were not fully prepared for that moment. For the future, if there are other opportunities, the team will compete internally and will make a single decision that will be put into practice by all“. Letta had asked the players to all kneel down, while Salvini had replied to leave the Azzurri “out of politics and painful and absurd controversies”.
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