"Unfortunately we are still in the depths of bureaucracy, there is little to add . The law on stadiums has partially improved things and simplified the procedures, but there are still too many entities involved, I don't know if we need a special commissioner or other interventions like those of the law on stadiums at the time. But today building a stadium in Italy is truly an ordeal".
This is what Cagliari Calcio president Tommaso Giulini said about the new stadium, during his speech at “Sport Business Talk” , the LegisLAB Academy webinar as part of the Master in Sports Club Management.
Regarding the new facility – which, it is confirmed, will bear the name of Gigi Riva – the rossoblù patron added: «I believe that the government must do something, there is talk of the 2032 European Championships that we will already have to share with Turkey, but it is essential to have those 5-6 stadiums capable of hosting them . It is also a question of competitiveness of Italian football, and on this the stadiums are a central issue, if not the main one to fill the gap that has developed over the years».
Giulini then touched on numerous other topics, both sporting and otherwise.
«POSITIVE MOMENT» – Regarding the start of the championship of Nicola's team, «we have retreated in the last two games – explained the president -, taking back those points that we had left on the road in particular between the away game in Lecce and the home game against Empoli. We are back in average safety, in a race that will be complicated: the newly promoted teams have the quality and availability to do very well, the new formats of the European competitions for Clubs will take energy away from the big teams and therefore the safety threshold could rise compared to previous seasons».
10 YEARS AT THE HELM – «This is the eleventh championship under my management, the ninth in Serie A: I always reiterate this with pride because it is never easy to stay in the top division, even more so for us with only a few Italian presidents and owners left at the helm», Giulini said, speaking of his experience as president.
