
The president of Fipav presents the inaugural Italy-Sweden match in Piazza del Plebiscito and calls for new sports facilities in the South.
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Naples hosts the inaugural match of the European men's volleyball championships in Piazza del Plebiscito. The city historically suffers from a shortage of sports halls suitable for large events.
"Lately we are used to thinking big, and our world champions needed an important stage. We chose Naples for two reasons: for the image we will convey to the whole world and as an act of affection and love towards the volleyball players of Naples and Campania who cannot see the national team because there is no arena." This was stated by the president of the Italian Volleyball Federation, Giuseppe Manfredi, speaking at Palazzo San Giacomo in Naples on the sidelines of the press conference presenting the opening match of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, which will see Italy face Sweden tomorrow evening at 9:05 PM in Piazza del Plebiscito.
"I hope this can also be a signal to all the authorities to finally try to give Naples what it essentially deserves," emphasizes Manfredi, touching on the sensitive issue of the lack of adequate facilities to host major sporting events: "The venues for hosting big events are essentially concentrated in the North, but I believe something is moving in the South as well, and I hope this kind of process accelerates. It is not right that so many sports fans—and I am not just talking about volleyball—cannot follow their favorite sports. And we are unable to satisfy the demand coming from families because there are no facilities where children can go play. Perhaps," the head of FIPAV told reporters, "I'll make an appointment with you after the European Championship and we'll talk about facilities: we have a project as the Italian Volleyball Federation and we will move it forward."
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Presentation of a Fipav project for new sports facilities after the European Championships.
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