The Italian coach of Shakhtar Donetsk Roberto De Zerbi and the members, also Italian, of the Ukrainian team's staff arrived overnight in Romania, in a safe area.
De Zerbi and his collaborators left Kiev also thanks to the role played by UEFA
constantly kept in contact with the president of the football federation, Gabriele Gravina, in turn engaged in acting as an intermediary with De Zerbi and his staff.
De Zerbi and his deputy Possanzini initially decided to stay in Ukraine, moving to Kiev, but the rapid deterioration of the situation in Ukrainian territory made it necessary to evacuate them.
Just Possanzini, in recent days, had said: "Last night we were in our apartments, then around 4-5 we heard the explosions. We immediately got into the car, the club told us to go to a hotel. We expected this situation. but not of this size ".
(Unioneonline / lf)
