At the Oreste Granillo stadium in Reggio Calabria on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 21:00, the football match “Legend of Gianluca Vialli”, dedicated to Gianluca Vialli, who died on January 6, 2023, will take place.
The Azzurri National Team in the Alessandro Arena, with the collaboration of Nicola Elia Alvaro, agent and consultant of sports figures, communications specialist Biagio Maimone, and the dream team “Wine of Champions” Fabio Cordella, under the patronage of the Municipality of the Metropolitan District of the Region of Calabria and with the support of the Diocese of Reggio Calabria Bova, will give life commemorative solidarity event for the benefit of autistic children, which will be attended by former teammates, actors, singers and friends of the great deceased football player.
They confirmed their presence
English defender Ivan Zamorano, Ze Maria, Marco Materazzi, Nuno Gomez, Cafu, Vincent Candela, Ernesto Chevanton, Vincenzo Iaquinta, David Di Michele, Marcio Amoroso, Amauri, Julio Cesar, Kelvin Curagni, Marek Janculoski, Tommaso Rocchi, Giuseppe Sculli, Simone Pepe, Giacomo Tedesco, Emiliano Bonazzoli,
Jorge Vargas, Francesco Cozza, Fausto Pizzi, Benny Carbone, Andrea Damante, Sebastian Frey, Diego Lugano, Francesco Colonnese, Cristian Terlizzi, Olympic champion Luigi Busa, Pierluigi Pardo, host of the Tiki Taka sports program, journalist Biagio Maimone, art critic Pasquale Lettieri , journalist Letizia Bonelli, street artist Endless, who will make a T-shirt dedicated to Vialli and which will go to charity, gallery owners Cristian Contini and Fulvio Granocchia, singer Mia Owen, Eiffel Tower 65 music group, TV presenter Francesco Facchinetti, GF Vip winner Nikita, Pierpaolo Petrelli, DJ Andrea Damante, influencers Enzuccio and Le Twins who have 18.5 million followers, Brazilian singer Gustavo Almeida, Glorya manager Estefan J.C. Salvatierra, internationally renowned tenor Salvatore Cordella, Milanese tenor La Scala Paride Cataldo and his brother tenor Andrea Cataldo, who will perform together to form a world-class vocal trio, Cuban singer and composer Jon Secada, winner of two Grammy awards, selling 20 million albums and composer for Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin and famed singer-songwriter Fabrizio Venturi, artistic director of the Christian Song Festival, who will perform his songs minutes before the start. .
Colombian artist John Mejia, a student of Botero’s, will be present at the match and on the occasion will paint a picture of the face of an autistic child on the sidelines, which will become the image and symbol of We Aut. Compound.
Soon they will be joined by other famous world football stars, artists and well-known TV presenters.
Jeweler Michele Affidato will create the Azzurri National award, commissioned by the Christian Canzone Festival, to be presented to Alessandro Arena for his generous support of the We Aut structure.
Maimone Communication, an expert in the field of social, humanitarian and solidarity communications, is the press service of the match.
This event is dedicated to the untimely death of a great man and champion who, with extraordinary courage, fought his illness to the end without giving up.
Alessandro Arena officially handed over the role of press officer for the event to the journalist Biagio Maimone (Maimone Communication), an expert in the field of social, humanitarian and solidarity communications, whose mother was born in Mammola, in the province of Reggio di Calabria, who stated: about this important initiative . dedicated to the memory of champion Gianluca Vialli is a great honor for me, as he is a wonderful example of courage and strength.
Creating a link between the memory of Vialli and helping children with autism underlines the deep importance of the message that the great champion bequeathed to all of us, namely the need to combine sport with humanitarian action aimed at helping those who experience discomfort due to their own mental difference. . I am proud of my Calabrian origin and love this wonderful region.
Reggio di Calabria is an extraordinary city whose inhabitants have always made hospitality and hospitality their way of life.
Reggio can be the ideal theater for this important initiative of sport, memory and solidarity, only because it is rich in humanity and solidarity.
All of Calabria is a region to be known and experienced as a land of culture, history and tradition.
And this is a region that has always respected and preserved the beauty of its territory, located in the heart of the Mediterranean.
Long live Calabria, long live Reggio Calabria, through which I hope to create events and initiatives of exceptional importance, aimed at giving more light to this important Italian region.”
In fact, the proceeds from the match will be donated to We Aut, an organization specializing in helping children with autism.
The City of Reggio Calabria wants to honor the memory of a world football star who distinguished herself by her legendary prowess both on a sporting and human level.
Everyone knows his warm and gentle commitment to teaching young players not only to achieve winning results but also to instill in them the confidence to fulfill football commitments without being frustrated in the face of the critical challenges that characterize it. animated by an indefatigable perseverance, full of hope, that same perseverance and that same hope, of which Gianluca Vialli was a truly exceptional example during his illness, showing that he knew how to live, with an always serene gaze directed towards that horizon, which, as he knew, unfortunately, he had to inexorably reach.
Those who participate in the celebration thank the master of football and at the same time the master of life for his great and loving dedication.
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