Yesterday’s meeting at Palazzo Patrizi ‘Si come Stadio, il futuro del Rastrello’ organized by the 1904 Association with some experts and representatives of the Municipality, the vice mayor Michele Capitani and the sports councilor was focused on the theme linked to sports infrastructures Lorenzo Lore. The 1904 Association will act as host. “The meeting had been planned for months – the words of spokesperson Simone Bernini – and by chance we are just a few days away from the meeting between the Municipality and Siena Fc on the stadium and Bertoni The decision of 1904 was taken at the stage in which we did not know whether Robur would touch up the Frankish grass: this meeting must be a platform for the beginning of the debate on the topic”.
The architect Gianni Neri and the engineer Andrea Pannini addressed the past, present and future of the stadium-Fortress urban area, while Giovanni Mazzini illustrated how the issue of the lack of infrastructure has been addressed over the years. “We are pleased to accept the invitation – said the vice mayor Capitani – a few months after when the issue exploded due to the appeals linked to the concession. A year ago we looked for a new property, but many stayed away because there was no “There were certainties linked to the stadium and training ground, causing enormous damage to everyone. In the future we would like to have a project also for the sports center in the municipality, such as Acqualcalda, which goes hand in hand with the ownership of Siena”.
Then the word goes to councilor Lorè: “We have the will to entrust the stadium and Bertoni to Siena – he admitted –. We have never thought of forcing the judicial issue because the time could have been extended. We have a civil case on our shoulders, where the old owner asks for 18 million in damages. We will in turn ask the previous owner for the damages suffered this year. We carried out the first interventions at the Rastrello, which cost 50 thousand euros, before the match against Mazzola. We finished the inspections a few days ago and decided to invest another 350 thousand euros”. The administration has committed to completing the work before the sporting year. “We have very tight deadlines, but we don’t shy away from it. The stadium has a reduced capacity, due to the anti-seismic adaptation, work that the previous owner had to do. Now with the 350 thousand euros, we will take care of the interventions”.
Guido De Leo
