TURIN. The CTS has not given the green light for the 100% increase in the audience capacity of the Olympic stadium for the qualifying match for the World Cup in Qatar, between Italy and Switzerland, on 12 November. The capacity of the stadium therefore remains that of 75%. On the other hand, the capacity for the tennis ATP Finals in Turin, which will start on November 14, rises from the 60% currently foreseen to 75% and not to 80% as had been requested. beraking latest news learns this from government sources. The request for the derogation was made by the undersecretary for sport, Valentina Vezzali. The negative opinion for the expansion of the public at the Olympic stadium is due to the concerns of the CTS on the growth of infections from Covid in particular in Lazio. As regards the ATP Finals, an increase was instead granted also in consideration of the fact that they are played in Piedmont and the tennis audience is different from that of football and more similar to that of entertainment.
«There are two very positive data – is the comment of the president of Federtennis Angelo Binaghi to beraking latest news -: the first is that the undersecretary Valentina Vezzali fought hard and therefore I thank you on behalf of all the fans and on behalf of the federation I represent; on the other hand there is the confirmation that the CTS has finally managed to distinguish between sport and sport, also with regard to the public, understanding that our public is much more like the one who goes to see shows at the theater or at the cinema, compared to fans of football or other similar sports ». “The rules of tennis – he continued – impose a behavior on the spectators and prevent movements that mean that not only when you play tennis, but also when you watch, you have a safety coefficient that is much higher than that of other sports, as regards the contagion of Covid “.
There is awareness of the difficulties: “So I understand that it was not possible to give us what we asked for (80% capacity and 100% in the final stages) and that it deserves a demonstration of this level, because there is a situation that is different than in recent weeks, because infections are growing. However, I believe that the sense of responsibility must prevail and therefore we adapt, we will do our part and these two events (Next Gen and Atp Finals) will still be a great success for our country too. We are waiting for the CTS to formalize this because we are attacked by people who want to attend the demonstration ».