Parade of stars in Rome for the ADICOSP Awards. On stage Tare, Angelozzi, Moggi and many others

The ADICOSP Football Grand Gala was held, the exclusive event organized by the Association of Italian Sports Directors and Collaborators.

The prestigious awards, awarded every year, are named in memory of the Friulian Franco Janich, who won the first post-war Italian Cup with Fulvio Bernardini’s Lazio, and to Daniel Guerini, a young player from the Biancocelesti youth team who died prematurely in a road accident in 2021.

The awards ceremony was held yesterday evening at the Radisson Blu GHR in Rome, and on the red carpet there was a parade of champions, personalities and representatives of institutions for a great evening of sport and entertainment. Under the leadership of Simona Rolandi, together with Jacopo Volpi, the winners of the ADICOSP Football Grand Gala (relating to the 2022/2023 season) took to the stage during the gala dinner.

Among the guests awarded, the Best Professional Secretary to Alberto Vallefuoco (Italian champion with SCC Napoli), the Best Serie A Director to Igli Tare, the Best Serie B Director to Guido Angelozzi, then the Special Prize to the President of the LND Giancarlo Abete, the Best Youth Sector Coach to Federico Coppitelli who brought the scudetto to US Lecce Primavera, the Adicosp “Best Vintage Goal” Award (presented in collaboration with Fineco) to Pasquale Luiso, the Best Sports Agent to Alessandro Moggi, the Best Youth Sector Manager to Michele Sbravati of Genoa CFC

Also awarded were two Roma talents Stephan El Shaarawy, for the best goal of last season, and Tommaso Baldsanzi, who spoke as follows through a video: “I wanted to thank you so much, and I wanted to thank both Empoli and Roma for the opportunity that it has given me and is giving me, and I wanted to thank the organization for this award which I am very pleased to receive.” These are El Shaarawy’s statements: “I am happy to receive this award for an important goal that gave us a great victory. I wanted to thank the entire ADICOSP organization for its commitment.”

Below is the list of winners:

FRANCO JANICH AWARD
To Career – Giovanni Sartori Bologna FC 1909
Best Serie A Director – Igli Tare SS Lazio
Best Serie B Director – Guido Angelozzi Frosinone Calcio
Best Serie C Director – Andrea Ferretti Feralpisalò
Best Amateur Director – Alessandro Amarante Sorrento Calcio 1945
Best Professional Secretary – Alberto Vallefuoco SCC Napoli
Best Amateur Secretary – Nicola Buracchio SSD Chieti FC 1922

ADICOSP AWARD
Special Lifetime Achievement Award – President Giancarlo Abete
Law and Sports – Lawyer Eduardo Chiacchio
Best Sports Agent – Alessandro Moggi
Press and Social – Emanuele Corazzi Director of the Changing Room Chronicles
Press and TV – Alessandro Antinelli Rai journalist
5-a-side football – President Gaetano Di Domenico ASD Feldi Eboli
Special Prize – Minister Andrea Abodi
Adicosp “Best Goal” Award season 22/23 – Stephan El Shaarawy, presented in collaboration with Fineco
Adicosp Award “Best Vintage Goal” – Pasquale Luiso, presented in collaboration with Fineco

DANIEL GUERINI AWARD
Best Young – Tommaso Baldanzi Empoli FC
Best Under 19 – Nicola Patanè Hellas Verona FC
Best Under 17 – Davide Renzetti SS Lazio
Best Youth Sector Manager – Michele Sbravati Genoa CFC
Best Youth Sector Coach – Federico Coppitelli US Lecce.