Sports can help raise awareness among young people about the importance of legal values: this was discussed this morning at the Cagliari Fair – in an event organized by the Vittorio Occorsio Foundation – with speakers including Prefect Giuseppe Castaldo, Cagliari Calcio's general manager Stefano Melis, and Rossoblu players Gabriele Zappa and Sebastiano Esposito. "Going to school instills important values that can then be brought to the field," commented the Rossoblu defender. "I believe that taking shortcuts doesn't always lead to important results: I believe that cheating isn't helpful, and that when you do good, it comes back to bite you. In football as in life. Furthermore, sports is also a great outlet in everyday life," concluded Zappa.
"I stopped going to school quite early, unable to combine studying with football," commented Sebastiano Esposito. "I was lucky to be able to fulfill my dream, but if I hadn't become a footballer, it would have been a big problem," the striker concluded.
During the event, moderated by journalist Paolo Mastino, Vittorio Brumotti, a correspondent for Striscia, also spoke. He has been working for years to raise awareness about the negative consequences of drugs, especially among young people. " Why am I so angry with drugs? I come from a small town in Liguria, where drugs took away many young people who were cycling enthusiasts like me, one by one, " Brumotti added. "Some ended up in the cemetery, others lost their teeth, others stole from their parents to buy a fix: in short, they lost themselves. So, provocatively, I rode my bike around all the drug dealing centers in Italy, except the ones in Sardinia, because they threatened me prematurely that they would plant a bomb ."
"Sport and legality are closely connected," commented Cagliari's Prefect, Giuseppe Castaldo. "Sport helps young people grow and develop feelings of solidarity and respect for the rules. And it's also key to keeping young people away from loneliness. Just as defeats help them grow. I also sent the message to young people to develop a critical mind and not conform: this helps them make the right choices," the Prefect concluded.
"Today's initiative is a wonderful example of the role that sport, and football in particular, plays in our country from a social perspective," added Rossoblu Business and Media Director Stefano Melis. "That of being an ambassador and amplifier of the important values that football must convey, especially when it reaches young people.
Cagliari has repeatedly reaffirmed its commitment to the local community, reiterating key concepts such as respect, equality, and opposition to any form of violence, both physical and verbal. The BeAsOne ethical manifesto, in this regard, is certainly a clear point of reference for its program.