Captain forever

VIALLI
Can death enter a column on the "beauty of sport"? Certainly yes, even if it may appear a paradox: from Mihajlović to Pelé, up to Gianluca Vialli. How many crosses on the ball in the last few months! I want to quote Vialli for the teaching, which he left to all of us, starting with a sentence: "In life, what happens is 10% what matters, and how you deal with it is 90%". Gianluca explained to the world with which "head" one has to face the disease. UNFORGETTABLE

ARVEDI
Inclusion is a word very dear to the owner of Cremonese, namely Giovanni Arvedi. The Lombard company works with associations dedicated to disability. He doesn't earn a euro from merchandising, because the money is used for various expenses. The initiative took hold 4 years ago, when a dozen or so handicapped boys began to collaborate in the hospitality areas of the Zini stadium, during the internal matches of the Grigiorossi.SOLIDARY

PIEDMONT
There will be 88 first-cycle state schools (elementary and middle), which will receive contributions of around 113,000 euros from the Education Department of the Piedmont Region. They will be aimed at covering outings for the practice of sporting activities, or for the organization of days in the mountains. Councilor Elena Chiorino underlined the importance of sport as a test of commitment, and a source of security in one's abilities. EDUCATIONAL

TURIN
On the occasion of the Christmas festivities, a delegation of Turin players, including Buongiorno, Lukić, Schuurs and Zima, as well as some staff members, including the coach Jurić, visited the many young patients, hospitalized at the Regina Margherita Children's Hospital. It was the latest in a long series of noble activities, which involves Turin and the UGI, Unione Genitori Italiani, in a multi-year partnership. NOBILITY

LAMBS
I insert this paragraph because it is certainly virtuous that, in Italy, there is the only family in the world, the Agnellis, so faithful to the values of sport. Loyal to Juventus, to be exact, for 100 years, given that in 1923 Edoardo, son of Senator Giovanni, father of Fiat, became president, inaugurating a bond that has never been interrupted. It is curious to note that it was one of his workers, Antonio Bruna, who suggested the idea to him. DYNASTIC

ISOKINETIC
In the hamlet of Canzo di Peschiera Borromeo, on the outskirts of Milan, the latest project created by Isokinetic was born, and designed by the Candido Cannavò Foundation for Sport. It is an equipped gym, at the Fuoriluoghi cooperative, dedicated to the physical activity of some boys of the "Cesare Beccaria" juvenile prison, put to the test by the community. It is a rehabilitative activity, which is inserted between study and work. TRAINING

SWIMMERS It is worth pointing out a film not to be missed, as it is based on a true story, entitled The swimmers. It is the story of 2 sisters, Yusra and Sara Mardini, with a father who trained them to become representatives of their country, Syria, in various competitions. The journey is from a war-torn state to the 2016 Rio Olympics, but continuing would mean "spoiling" this masterpiece. HEROIC


Carlo Nesti
NP February 2023