VARESE – Special evening at the MIV to celebrate the Star’s birthday. There were many gathered in the “Giove” room. And even those who were missing wanted to send greetings and closeness. 25 years later, May 11, 1999 is still a date that unites.
Applause in the room
Thanks to the impeccable organization of We Are Basketball and to the safe guidance of friends from Pallacanestro Varese such as Antonio Franzi (impeccable master of ceremonies) e Flavio Vanetti (in the mood for anecdotes) for one evening the Garden City relived the myth of the Roosters. Applause in the room e boos for Marcelo Nicola’s high elbows 25 years after match 3 in Masnago. The protagonists of the time paraded on stage, led by Toto Bulgheroniby the president Edoardo Bulgheroni and the coach Charlie Recalcati. Together with them some legends of the great Ignis (Marino Zanatta and Marino Lucarelli), the boys from HC newly promoted to Serie A and many, many friends, including the president of the Lega Basket Serie A Umberto Gandini (a native of Varese).
Between joy and nostalgia: Varese in a crisis of withdrawal
A joy that is still insatiable today. Mixed with a pinch of nostalgia. “We look like a gang of fighters and veterans,” someone hissed in the stands. “I thought many years had passed between the streamers that came down from the ceiling for the 1978 Mobilgirgi championship and the 1999 Rooster stars, but now even more have passed” Flavio Vanetti hissed on stage. Varese is experiencing withdrawal. Of victories. For the record, the last trophy is the Super Cup won on 4 September 1999 against Virtus Bologna with Cedro Galli on the bench. Since then, many disappointments.
When will the 11th championship?
Today’s top management was also present in the room. In addition to the president Toto Bulgheroni (who represents continuity), many office managers, the General Manager of Basketball Operations Zach Sogolow and the General Manager of Basketball Strategy Maks Horowitz. Precisely the two American leaders, evidently at their first vision of the beloved Battleship Potemkin of Varese, they were unable to contain their enthusiasm, expressed in already fluent Italian. From Horowitz the most significant words that close the door of a people’s hope. “We are working to still be there”. This, evidently, will be the point of arrival of Luis Scola’s management. Fans, take notes, please.
