Solidarity with the Ukrainian people before the game

Before the derby between Riso Scotti Pavia and Elachem Vigevano (the duo is scheduled for 6pm on Sunday), the players of the two teams will meet, for five minutes, united under the same flag: the yellow and blue of Ukraine. «In the minutes that precede the jump to two, in fact, the fierce sporting rivalry that has always divided the two teams will be temporarily put aside – underlines the joint statement of the companies -. With a gesture of strong symbolic value, players and technical staff will line up in the center of the field, holding the Ukrainian flag, to honor the victims of the conflict. But also to express solidarity and closeness to their two comrades Mykhailo Lebediev and Vladyslav Radchenko, affected, at the age of nineteen and twenty, by a war that endangers their families and their closest loved ones. The highest authorities of Pavia and Vigevano were invited to the match. Before the jump for two, in addition to the Italian one, the notes of the Ukrainian anthem will also ring out at the PalaRavizza. Omnia Basket Pavia and Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano – concludes the note – thank Lnp and Fip for the sensitivity and enthusiasm shown in authorizing this small but significant proposal to change the pre-match protocol ».