Alemanno basketball champion but it is an oversight of the sports site – Corriere.it

Gianni Alemanno champion for one day. Of basketball. In the Nba, the US professional championship where the best players in the world compete against each other. The story, between the absurd and the comic, really happened, even if only virtually. For a mysterious intertwining of algorithms, Alemanno appeared in the title of the site specialized The Score which recounted one of the matches played on the Italian night: «The future of the league. Gianni Alemanno wins the battle, although LaMelo Ball put up a career-high 36 points “(The future of the league: Gianni Alemanno wins the battle although LaMelo Ball scores 36 points, his career high) “. The name of the 63-year-old former minister was inserted instead of that of Giannis Antetokoumpo, to whom the photo was referring: Greek of Nigerian origins, reigning champion with the Milwaukee Bucks and one of the very first players for talent, performance and salary, who with Alemanno has in common only the name and the first letter of the surname.

Inexplicable, but too tasty to go unnoticed. And in fact, thousands commented in disbelief and had fun first in the US, then on the Italian social pages that follow the NBA and relaunched the news. “From mayor of Rome to basketball champion, he has come a long way”, “Great game Gianni, who came out of nowhere” “Gianni Alemanno is the future of the league” and so on. Then many emphases on his political affiliation and criticisms of his experience as first citizen. Someone even jokes about the assonance of the other protagonist of the game (LaMelo Ball) with Giorgia Meloni, until the unexpected popularity also reaches the ear of Alemanno who does not shy away from the joke and writes: “Thanks for the qualification, but I prefer the mountaineering and martial arts ».