Corriere dell’Umbria: the 40 Years exhibition and “Terni Fucina dello Sport” at Bct

Ribbon cutting in Bct for the 40 Years of Corriere dell’Umbria exhibition, preceded by the round table “Terni hotbed of Sport”. The speeches were opened by director Sergio Casagrande. Words also, among others, from the sports councilor of the Municipality of Terni Marco Schenardi and the vice president of CONI Umbria Moreno Rosati. The three-time motorcycling world champion participated in the round table Loris Capirossi and the former Ternana striker Riccardo Zampagna; video message for the fencer Alessio Foconiinvolved with the national team in pre-Olympic preparation.

The questions were asked by the editor-in-chief of TGR Umbria Luca Ginetto and the deputy sports editor of Corriere dell’Umbria Luca Mercadini.

Loris Capirossi underlined the strong bond with Terni where it all started with the team of Paolo and Francesco Pileri (present at the event): “My competitive history was born here, I was a kid and it was the start of a fantastic story with the victory of the championship of the world in the first year”. Then two more world titles followed, racing in all classes: 125-250-500. “I could have won 6, but I was an all or nothing guy and so I missed some opportunities, but I would do it all again as before, no regrets.” Then best wishes for a speedy recovery to Danilo Petrucci and a memory linked to Marco Simoncelli. “It was my last season in the World Championship and in Sepang the terrible accident that took Marco away from us, I was very close to him and was a bit like his guardian. In the final test of the season in Valencia, to honor him I ran with his number, 58 “.

Also Riccardo Zampagna he remembered his beginnings and the dream of all Terni citizens, that of wearing the red-green shirt “from a fan in the Curva Est to a footballer for Ternana”, but also when Gaucci called him from Catania to Perugia to play the UEFA Intertoto. “I wanted to title my book Il calcio inverso (3000 copies sold with proceeds donated to the Terni hospital for the purchase of the digital mammograph, ed.) after the play I loved most and how my career began, starting as a worker until playing in Serie A”.