It all revolves around the term "fulfilments" . On the limit of 65 years of age, which would bar the doors of the 2025 edition to the veteran Enrichetto Fiori, but would allow the participation of Pietro Putzulu (who will accompany the head of the race from San Giovanni, Diego Pinna) the clash between the Sartiglia committee and the Cavalieri association ignites.
"This Council - the association observes - since its establishment, has always tried to enforce the rules. And respect for the rules unfortunately has forced us to act against our own members, without taking into account personal relationships". The association chaired by Ignazio Nonnis then goes into the merits: "Today we find ourselves faced with a situation in which Enrico Fiori, who has been participating with love in this event for over fifty years, is excluded while another rider, Pietro Putzulu, of the same age, has the opportunity to race. Without prejudice to the great respect that this Association has for the Farmers' Guild and the Carpenters' Guild, this is not fair".
Article 9, according to the body chaired by Angelo Bresciani, would grant full autonomy to the guilds in choosing the Componidoris, without prejudice to "the obligations prescribed for all knights". Which ones, is not specified.
"Dr. Bresciani - we read in the press release - tells us instead that the obligations are, for example, the possession of the psycho-physical fitness of the participants or the veterinary visits of their horses. However, the Committee he chairs also says (art. 13) that "all the pairs referred to in art. 12 (which also includes those of the two Componidores) must formalize to the Foundation, through the Associazione Cavalieri, their registration to the Sartiglia [...] they undertake to respect the regulations of the event and all the provisions inherent to the event itself, shared with the Associazione Cavalieri and issued by the organs of the Foundation"».
Two months before the Giostra, positions remain distant. "Dr. Bresciani should explain why his Committee has written rules that are only partially respected at will and in which the words have a meaning that is valid for some and not for others - concludes the association that represents the protagonists of the event - Because until now it has only been synonymous with little coherence and seriousness on the part of those who should have as their only interest the protection of our Sartiglia".