CONI and FIGC: "No more unfortunate episodes on sports fields but there is no alarm in Sardinia"
Perra and Cadoni ask companies and families for more attention: "But these are isolated episodes". In Oristano a summit with the clubs to take stock of the situation
Gianni Cadoni, president of the Sardinian FIGC (Archive)
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"Enough, but without exasperation." The Budoni junior team that leaves – stunned – Tempio escorted by the carabinieri after winning 6-2, is an image that Sardinian football and sport in general want to erase soon.
"But you can't help but take note of it." In Oristano tonight there will be a meeting organized by the FIGC and Coni, in the presence of the clubs, coaches, players, referees and managers. To make the point of the situation. Gianni Cadoni, president of the FIGC regional committee, is certain: «These episodes invite us to do more to help the kids have fun: the goal must also be the same for managers, coaches and referees. All components of football must march in the same direction. Fortunately the events negatives are few, but even one episode is too much». The watchword is respect: «In general and also towards the referees. As did not happen to Latte Dolce, on the occasion of another youth football match».
According to the regional president of Coni Bruno Perra, the alarm is in society: "Perhaps we must work more and better within families, schools and sports clubs" , he says. “I wouldn't open a case on the Temple episode, but we can't look the other way. Of course, despite being an isolated episode, one cannot hear that a junior football team has left a country after having played the match escorted by the carabinieri, whom we thank for their intervention which seems to me to have been precautionary».
According to Perra, «we need to educate the kids better and we adults should set an example. Enough of the exasperation: we need to tone it down, sport is sport. Education, rules, solidarity must always be the basis of everything. Sport must go back to being this».
Regardless of what happened in Tempio, which for the Sardinian referent of the Olympic committee represents an isolated case: «On sports fields, football or other sports, you go to see a match to relax, not to create negative situations for the kids on the field, the real protagonists. The solution? Luckily in Sardinia these are exceptions. They must be monitored», is the conclusion of Perra's speech, «but I don't see the extremes for a generalized alarm. They must certainly be condemned, trying to identify who is responsible for unpleasant episodes » .
