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Luca Percassi takes sides against the “little piece”. The CEO ofAtalantaamong the first top managers of Italian clubs to clearly take a stand against piracy, does so at the “General States of football”, organized as part of the Trento Sports Festival: “I believe that the world of fans must love football, helping him grow. It is not possible that we will still have to deal with the phenomenon of piracy – his declarations, reported byHandle – Italy is the most beautiful country in the world, but the stadiums do not best represent the value of our cities. Abroad there are very ugly cities with wonderful stadiums. We have set ourselves various things to do, and now we have equipped Bergamo with a stadium suitable for the city.”
The fight against online piracy is a battle that the Lega Serie A has been pursuing for some time, also thanks to the support of the government and political institutions. Reached by TuttoMercatoWebthe CEO of the Lega Serie A, Luigi De Siervocommented on the statements of the Orobic administrator: “The Vice President of Lega Percassi did well to draw attention to this plague that has afflicted our system for many years.
I expect the entire world of football to take to the field to fight this battle – continued De Siervo – from our clubs to respectable fans, because it is vital that we understand the damage that piracy causes every year and in this the declarations of recognized managers and important people, like Luca Percassi, give us a great hand.”