“Speaking on behalf of the clubs I represent as the National Basketball League, I can only align myself with the strong disappointment of all the operators in the sector due to the limitations of the decree made known by the Government”. Words by Pietro Basciano, president of Lnp, regarding the decree that defined the percentage of public influx for indoor sporting events, setting the maximum capacity threshold for sports halls at 25%: “At the recent Serie A2 meeting I reported on the requests that, in agreement with the president of the Fip Gianni Petrucci, …
“Speaking on behalf of the clubs I represent as the National Basketball League, I can only align myself with the strong disappointment of all the operators in the sector due to the limitations of the decree made known by the Government”.
Words by Pietro Basciano, president of Lnp, regarding the decree that defined the percentage of public influx for indoor sporting events, setting the maximum capacity threshold for sports halls at 25%: “At the recent Serie A2 meeting I reported on the requests that, in agreement with the president of the Fip Gianni Petrucci, we made to the undersecretary for sport Valentina Vezzali, whose same requests, equal to 50% of the capacity for indoor disciplines, were currently rejected by the Government.
It is essential that those who play sports are listened to, even more so in the Olympic period, in which the results our country is proud of are the children of the sacrifices of those who invest. Starting with the societies, which today are in great suffering, and this must be very clear in the minds of those who govern us “.
Harsh words, which follow the statements of the president Fip Petrucci, in addition to those of the number one of Legabasket Gandini and the CEO of Virtus Bologna Luca Baraldi: with 25% capacity, there is a risk that the championships will not even start. “We are fully aligned with the declarations of President Petrucci – concludes Basciano -, and we believe it is even more necessary to have a meeting with Undersecretary Vezzali on the agenda as soon as possible. We make ourselves available for all initiatives in which our widespread distribution throughout the territory may be useful. to fight the emergency, aware of the fact that a unanimous awareness of professionals and the public can make the sports halls safe with those numbers that we believe are absolutely sustainable for our reality, thus helping it to survive “.
Everyone’s hope is that the epidemiological situation will remain under control, but in the meantime even the number one of Kleb Francesco D’Auria (photo), recently elected vice president of LNP, aligns with Basciano’s declarations: “We were counting on an opening at least by 50%, letting in only those who have the Green Pass I don’t understand why to put these restrictions. So you really risk destroying the sport. On the buses people are crowded, why not let 2 thousand people in a sports hall enter? “.
Specifically, with the threshold set at 25%, the MF Palace could hold 876 spectators, but D’Auria’s hope is that the Government will change its mind: “I hope that corrective measures will be adopted – continues the patron Biancazzurro -, in my opinion you can easily reach 50%. However, we are not stopping and we are working on the season ticket campaign, which will open by the end of August “.
Jacopo Cavallini
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