Yesterday, the CSS Genoa 1925 he triumphed in the final of the 2023/2024 deaf championship, graduating champion of Italy for the second time in a row and for the fifth time in its history.
The team, affiliated with the Genoa CFC 1893beat ASD Milano with a net 4-1 on the Cinisello Balsamo field, in the province of Milan.
The match was dominated by the Genoese team, who demonstrated very high class and skill in every phase of the game. The goals were scored by Scottonscorer of a brace, Cignaelected best player of the championship, and Benoudanumber 9 of Spanish and Moroccan origin.
Now we are already thinking about the next objectives for the new season: the Champions League.
“Next year we will celebrate our centenary, so we hope to make a little further progress compared to our last participation in the Champions League – explains Davide Rossisports director of CSS Genova 1925 for two years – We have prepared a team with important values, made up of professional players. We also have a very strong Polish boy, director of the team, who has given an important change of pace to the club.”
The president of the CSS Genoa 1925, Marco Richidedicated this victory to three fundamental figures for the team: the Genoa CFC 1893who believed in training, told him Unsurpassablewho supported the team in every way, and the sporting director Davide Rossi.
“All the boys are very good – Rossi continues – There was a bit of planning missing which I managed to provide in my own small way, and I am happy with the results we are obtaining. Our affiliation with Genoa last year allowed us to plan much better with great logistical and economic support. We also have a beautiful alliance with the society of Unsurpassable who gave us a lot of organizational support regarding the camps and more. We hope to do well in the Champions League, which is our main objective.
Now other sports clubs are following our example: Milan, Inter, Rome And Manchester United they created teams with deaf kids. It’s a great thing from an inclusion perspective.”
The Polisportiva Genova Silenziosa, CSS, is not only dedicated to football but also to other disciplines such as basketball, volleyball, alpine skiing, badminton and sport fishing, obtaining excellent results at a national level.
“In addition to football, we have various activities – adds Rossi – We have one women’s team Of soccer who finished third out of 12 teams in the league this year. Then there’s the basketballThe men’s and women’s volleyballand the basketball where some deaf Ukrainian kids who fled the war play. We also have the badmintonwith a girl who won a national medal, lo Alpine skiing with an Italian champion, the bowling with a national medal this year, and the sport fishingwhere we achieved national medals.”
