Balloons deflated up to 30 and the buffer is no longer enough

The resumption of the regional and provincial championships? For now it remains set to January 30 – Saturday 29 for those who usually play a day earlier – even if it will be necessary to keep the trend of the infections under observation. Rather, what worries the world of football and sport in general is the obligation to have a Super Green pass valid from today as an indispensable condition to take the field. Therefore, vaccine or recovery, the tampon is no longer enough.

And if this is not considered a significant problem at the level of the first teams, much more questions hover around the youth sector. Where there are unvaccinated children, and they risk no longer being able to practice sports and therefore adapt to a sedentary life. With undoubted negative repercussions in the medium and long term.

Maurizio Giacomelli, manager of Belluno, regional delegate of the FIGC, takes stock of the situation. This is your main doubt, it seems to understand. Many highlight the existing differences with the world of school, underlining once again the inequality of treatment regarding sport: «Yes, in fact, the compulsory vaccination necessary to be able to play is the source of many questions, especially in relation to the youth sector. We risk seeing an important number of kids quit. For this reason, we hope that a national table will be opened in which to study the best solution to the question ”.

Among the good news, there is the reduction in the times for competitive medical examinations for those recovered from Covid: “The protocol has been updated by the Italian Sports Medical Federation and, albeit gradually and based on various parameters, reduces the timing of wait necessary to obtain the okay certification upon return to the field. An important and very strongly desired step ».

Let’s move on to the resumption of the championship. Some clubs are already asking to hypothesize a return to official competitions in February, because starting again at the end of this month means returning to training in the midst of infections. What is your position at the moment? «The regional committees often meet with Commissioner Abete to discuss problems and define the next steps. To date, as Veneto, we remain with the idea of ​​getting the teams back on the pitch in the last weekend of January. We have also obtained the derogation to be able to play the missing recoveries once the second round has begun. And if the Covid situation requires reflections on other dates, we will evaluate it “.

How do calendars change? «We start again with the first return and we move forward the end of the season, which according to the initial program was scheduled for Sunday 10 April. Three days will be added, but it is not a problem since the playoffs are not foreseen. Indeed, this will make it possible to play in periods in which the climate is more favorable than in winter ».