An Italian American and his richer brothers of Indonesia they just celebrated the returns of Parma And How in a Serie A that has never been so international. In fact, next season half of the clubs could be managed by foreign owners. For now there are 7 (Atalanta, Bologna, Fiorentina, Genoa, Inter, Milan and Roma), with the promotions of Parma and Como from Serie B they will become 9 – already a record – and if one of Venice and Palermo will be able to win the playoffs, they will reach 10. With praise for those entrepreneurs or tycoons who have managed to bring their creations back to the top league. Kyle Krausewho took the Parma in 2020 and it was « the realization of a dream I had for a long time», is one of them. Italian origins can make the difference and this is one of those cases. His great-grandfather was from Alia, a small village of three thousand souls in the province of Palermo, the city where Krause met his wife Sharon (before getting married in Positano). While the other Italian soul of his business flows in the Langhe; all thanks to another love, that of wines, which led him to take over two wineries and a resort. Question of passions. The same one that allowed him to build a climb-proof Parma, despite his first season ending with relegation. Then a 12th place in B, a playoff semi-final and promotion in the fourth year. […] The How he may have finished second in Serie B but after 21 years of absence he returns to Serie A like the richest ownership in all of Italian football. The Hartono brothers, Robert Budi and Michael, are among the richest men on the planet thanks to their investments in Bank Central Asia and before that in the market for cigarettes flavored with cloves. His father, in the 1950s, bought a bankrupt tobacco company and called it “Djarum”, or the gramophone needle, because he was passionate about it. Little is known about the Hartonos’ love for football but Mirwan is in Como Suwarso, the owner’s spokesperson who six months ago had the task of explaining why Moreno Longo had been sacked after two wins and a draw. Unexpected then, far-sighted now, given the epilogue.
(Corsera)
