President Lovisa ready to restart: “So I will relaunch Pordenone”

New investors, stadium, relations with the city and “brands” to grow in order to return to the top of football

PORDENONE. Relegation to Serie C has left its dross, this is undoubted. But Mauro Lovisa is certainly not the type to throw himself down. His soul is always that of the striker and now he is on the hunt for revenge, ready to relaunch his Pordenone football: “We lack a stadium, an identity, we need new investors to expand the company base, but in the meantime we are preparing to restart. Top football is changing, as a director of Lega B in the last three seasons I have participated in this growth, in the next few years the results will be seen and we want to be there ».

Translated, the goal is to become protagonists in the second national division, with a two-year program and many ideas to develop. With or without the new members, for the adhesion of which sets a dead line: by mid-July it closes, or skips everything.

Foreign consortiums

The issue of potential foreign investors was the first topic discussed yesterday in the forum attended by the patron and his right hand, his son Matteo, head of the technical area, in the city editorial office of the Messaggero Veneto. «At stake there are two consortiums – reaffirmed Mauro Lovisa – both foreign. One is made up of constructors, who of course are particularly interested in the new stadium. We will see if and with whom we will conclude, I am not open to everything, even to completely sell the company, if a suitable offer arrives. I do not believe, however, that this is the case: the two consortiums interested in us do not have a background in the world of football, the intention would be to undertake a common path, to move forward together. Quantifying their commitment will then give an idea of ​​the budgets we will have for the management of the club and also for the idea of ​​building the stadium in the city in a public-private partnership. Which, on the other hand, is of no interest to us at the moment: we are committed to keeping the club in balance, enrolling it in the championship and providing the necessary guarantees ».

The stage question

“What I ask myself – Lovisa Senior attacked – is how it is possible that in the last 50 years no one has thought that perhaps Pordenone needed a stadium”. The green lizards will have to play the first part of next season again in Lignano, waiting for the works to adapt to the parameters established for professional football to be completed at the Tognon di Fontanafredda. «The city needs a modern stadium – continued the patron – if you want to have a professional team. We are unique on a national level, the only provincial capital that does not have it. But I don’t say it for myself, I say it because it is a real necessity for Pordenone, for its future. And not only for football, but also for concerts and other big events. I heard Bolzonello’s intervention in the regional council: why wouldn’t it be better to finance the project for a new plant, perhaps to be enlarged in the future, instead of putting a “patch” every time? ».

The relationship with the city

Lovisa expected more from the city. «Not from our most loyal fans – he remarked – to whom we will always be grateful and we hope there will be more and more, but from Pordenone in general. I did not feel that pinch of gratitude that I believe those who bring a Serie B team to a series for the first time in over a hundred years of history deserve, here it seems that it is all due. Instead these results have cost us great sacrifices ». In any case, no downsizing and a precise project that begins with a technician of great name and prestige, Mimmo di Carlo.

Young people, women and … basketball

The idea of ​​the revival of Lovisa does not only concern the sporting aspect. «We have entrusted ourselves to Simone Quintieri – he said -, project manager who will help us find new partnerships and“ export ”the Pordenone football brand abroad. Our model is liked, we have already established international relationships to try out young talents, to let them attend our academies. Our club is not only the first team, it is also very much the youth sector and, particularly recently, the women’s sector, in which we are making substantial investments. The fruits will be seen ». The patron of Pordenone football also opens up to a collaboration with basketball: «Congratulations to the system for the promotion to C gold. It would be nice to share a project, think of combined season tickets, to somehow combine the two most popular sports in the city. We can talk about it, if it is also of interest to President Gonzo ». This too can help create identity.