In addition to Atalanta, Stephen Pagliuca he is also co-owner of the Boston Celtics, an NBA team currently involved in the semifinals of the Playoffs against the Indiana Pacers. In his interview with Gazzetta dello Sportthe American entrepreneur also spoke about the parallelism and points of contact between the two realities:
You are very familiar with the NBA system. What from that world could be applied to Serie A?
“The answer would be very long… However, I say that we can use the creativity that exists in the NBA. Serie A is among the two best leagues in Europe together with the Premier League, just look at the results of the European cups, even the success had by the Serie A clubs against the English ones. We must export the Serie A product to a wider market. Modern technology, thanks to streaming, has made these events global. Serie A must focus on that, on globalization because it is one of the best championships in the world”.
Are there any principles taken from Atalanta that you could apply to the Celtics?
“Atalanta and the Celtics are communicating vessels. We continually exchange ideas. The coaches, the trainers and Luca Percassi came to Boston to see how we manage the team, and in the same way the Celtics staff came to Bergamo to study how the team works. Atalanta. We improve each other.”