“Penzo at 75% against Fiorentina. Proud of the team”
The US president Duncan Niederauer outlines an initial assessment of the Venetian club: “The team is gaining experience and improving from game to game”
Duncan Niederauer, US president of the Venice, purple next opponent, spoke to the Courier of the Veneto. These are some of his words: «We are very content with the work done to improve the Penzo. Cover the stadium? It’s not in our plans yet. The next steps will be the completion of the new hospitality areas, the completion of the installation of the field view and the strengthening of some elements infrastructure. Once these works have been completed, we will make further evaluations ».
CULTURE. “I am very proud of the performance and attitude of the players over the past 18 months, and I’m even more proud of the culture that we created around the team. It is the basis for building ours future, under all aspects of our project ».
BALANCE. «In our first season in Serie A, after 20 years, we played five of the first seven games away from Venice, including matches against Napoli and Milan. From my point of view, the team is acquiring experience and stay getting better from game to game. we have versatile players, I am sure that Zanetti will find the best way to deploy them on the pitch ».
STADIUMS AT 75%. “We support the approach regarding the capacity allowed in stadiums. 50% was the right starting point and we are thrilled to be able to host 75% for our next match against Fiorentina. If the situation remains under control, we are in good health and we expect to find the way to reach 100% in the near future. In the United States, many of the Green clubs have a vaccine card or pass, but also the indoor arenas allow 100% of the capacity ».
FANS. “We worked hard to field one competitive team, led by a great coach, we hope the fans will come to support their team. In all honesty, so far we have only played two games at home and, until just before the match against Spezia, we weren’t sure if we could play at Penzo ».