Interviewed by Sports Radiothe Mayor of Parma Michele Guerra commented on the promotion of Fabio Pecchia’s team to Serie A: “It wasn’t an obvious promotion but the fans believed in it a lot, because the team had finished last year on a high and was also a bit unlucky in the playoffs against Cagliari. There was a lot of anticipation, which then paid off in an extraordinary way: Parma remained in the lead from start to finish showing entertaining football, the city has an important football tradition and the public became passionate again. The credit goes to Pecchia and it the result of a three-year project in which young people on whom the club has bet have reached the peak of their condition. I believe that Parma has achieved what it was looking for, and this goal was not a given.
The stadium is a very important project on which he is investing resources. The Tardini will be redeveloped, it was also a theme of the electoral campaign and administration. We know that it is an issue that mobilizes public opinion. It is a stadium close to the city center, but the owners wanted to invest to ensure that the stadium can also be experienced during the week. I must say that the project has been improving more and more, we hope to close the process soon, and then have the construction site open in two years.
Temporary transfer to the province? It will be necessary to give Parma a different home in the years in which the construction site is open, which could be two. The company is working on it, carrying out several inspections in the province to understand what the right space might be. Even in this the company demonstrates seriousness and maturity, I must say that I am dealing with a very solid company capable of listening. Three years ago Krause said he wanted to build a young team that could arrive in Serie A at the right time, to stay there, and I believe this has been accomplished. We will certainly have an important facility.”