"I am proud to announce that the America's Cup will be held, for the first time in history, in Italy. Naples will be the city that in 2027 will host the thirty-eighth edition of the most famous and prestigious sailing tournament in the world, a global event that involves millions of enthusiasts and represents a unique synthesis of tradition, technological innovation, engineering excellence and competitive spirit". This was announced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
«I would like to thank the Minister for Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi, the Minister of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti, the Mayor of Naples Gaetano Manfredi, Sport and Health and all those who worked, with passion and determination, to achieve this great result», he continued.
«The choice of the Neapolitan capital», Meloni highlights, « will contribute to strengthening the renewed leading role of the South , which in recent years has been able to rediscover its dynamism and its pride, recording a growth in GDP and employment higher than the national average».
"The organization of the America's Cup in Naples," Meloni continues, "will also allow us to accelerate the impressive redevelopment and regeneration plan launched by the government to transform the Bagnoli area into a modern tourist, seaside and commercial hub. The choice of Italy is a choice that makes us proud, because it is a recognition of the very identity of our nation. Without the sea, in fact, we would not be what we are. We can't wait to welcome the America's Cup. Italy will be up to this challenge, and will once again demonstrate to the world what it is capable of ."
(Online Union)