«I called Mayor Manfredi, to whom I am very close, to congratulate him and wish him well, even though I admit that I would have been pleased to have the America's Cup here» : these are the words of Alessandra Todde, speaking today in Sorrento on the sidelines of the forum organised by The European House Ambrosetti and not hiding her disappointment after the announcement that the next America's Cup will be held in the Gulf of Naples .
"We are paying for the fact that probably in the past we did not make the right investments to keep attention high on the America's Cup " the words of the governor, who then goes back to underlining the shortcomings of the previous Board. "And these - she continues - are decisions that clearly do not mature in a short time, but must be built with trust and over time . I know that the Chamber of Commerce of Naples and the entire Campania system have been moving for years to bring this result and I believe this has paid off".
"In the last year - Todde adds, replying directly to Solinas' attack - we could do very little. We are lucky enough to host Luna Rossa in the port of Cagliari and we intend to keep it there for as long as possible. And we also intend, which we are already doing, to facilitate as much as possible the initiatives of the sailing world. But I repeat: initiatives of this kind must be carried out well in advance and this in our case was not possible".
(Online Union)
