“The Conference is non-existent. Stadiums? Gravina did nothing …”
Aurelio De Laurentiis, President of Napolispoke at the event for the 130th anniversary of “The morning” analyzing the problems of Italian football and beyond. Here are his words:
De Laurentiis on European races
“The Champions League has its own importance, the Europa League much, much less and consumes a lot of energy, the Conference League is non-existent. Why are all these tournaments held? Because every nation is worth one vote as a vote, so the more satisfied everyone is, the more I can be re-elected. We are the puffins of these gentlemen “.
De Laurenti is on the stadiums in Serie A
“If I am not sure who would attend my stadium, why do I have to invest 200-300 million in the construction of a structure that is capable of living seven days a week? And let’s go back to the usual speech: In three and a half years Gravina has done nothing, we cannot expect him to do things. Why doesn’t the government adopt Madame Thatcher’s law? Do you need 100 million for the San Paolo? That’s 100 million. I have been to the game. Then Mr. Rocco Crimi, Berlusconi’s treasurer, wrote the law for the stadiums, then the government changed and at a certain point we found ourselves with the current mayor of Florence who took over this law making it impracticable. Once he presents a project with the same architect of the Turin Stadium that boasts 39 thousand seats. I thought of one with 40 thousand seats, the same architect. De Magistris, a populist precise, took my project worth 70 million euros, even if he took it into consideration“.
De Laurentiis on football problems
“Because 8 to 18 year olds are abandoning the vision of football? Because whoever is in charge is old and does not know them. Whoever is in charge of this or that other does not have the time to hang out with their children. For me it is easy, because being a producer of audiovisual products it is a constant study. We have to understand that this football match has become a pain in the ass that never ends for the kids I hear about. “