The President of Gevi Napoli Basket Federico Grassi spoke during the Time Out transmission, broadcast on Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli, the official Napoli Basket broadcaster.
“I personally care that all anti Covid rules are respected, out of respect for us and the adversaries. We accept the choices of the CTS, with the reduction of the capacity to 35%. However, there are many inconsistencies. We, despite respecting the rules, however, undergo different decisions in comparison with other situations. We did everything there was to do, but there is great regret. It seems that we are going backwards and not forwards. I don’t understand why sport should be penalized compared to other categories. The regulation on stadium capacity is also absurd. New anti-covid protocols are being drafted which will include the new rules. With Venice we were happy to stay in the game until the end. Rich’s absence was very heavy, he is also a leader on the pitch, the other players, when he is not on the court, are affected. Now he is better, he has done differentiated work and is ready to return to the group. I am happy with the results of the games played in the last few days, our goal remains salvation, as mentioned at the beginning of the season. We had foreseen a complicated period after the winning streak, but this is a particular moment for all of Italy. We need to be very careful with the Covid situation. We go our own way, convinced and happy with what we are doing. Once we have achieved salvation, we can afford to think of other things. I don’t think about the Italian Cup. I am convinced that by winning one of the last two games we can be at the Final Eight. Unfortunately we have to think that things can change from one day to the next, given the current situation. We are very satisfied with the many partners who are supporting us in this enterprise, also applaud to our Marketing Department. We have also announced an important brand, Fruit Village, which will be by our side throughout the second round. All the sponsors are participating in a very proactive way. I expect sold-out on Sunday for the 1400 seats available for the match against Fortitudo Bologna. I hope the fans can help us in a really important challenge, as they have been able to do up to now. Fortitudo is an excellent team with good players. If we were to win we could put another important piece in safety and get one step away from the Final Eight. Having recreated great enthusiasm in Naples makes us proud of what we are doing. We would like, in the coming years, to be able to achieve increasingly important results.
