On Sunday the endless challenge with Olimpia Milano is renewed. The president: “How nice to have the building back full”
SASSARI. Lights at PalaSerradimigni and doors open on the day of the most awaited challenge, the one that confronts two of the only three teams that have always faced each other since 2010. Because only they, Dinamo Sassari and Olimpia Milano, together with Vuelle Pesaro, have remained firmly in the top flight in all this time. On Sunday at 5 pm, on the day in which the Italian sports halls will be able to return to host, after a lifetime, fans and enthusiasts for one hundred percent of the capacity, the battleship led by Ettore Messina arrives in Sassari.
Always present. “It sounds strange – says the biancoblù president Stefano Sardara -, it sounds really strange to think that only us and two other teams have always been here and in general it is not good: if there is all this turnover, it means that the system is not so healthy. and there is something to fix. For us, however, it sounds good and how: staying 12 years in Serie A and staying at these levels is something exceptional, we are very proud of it. We have not always done what we wanted, but in some cases we have gone above and beyond expectations. In short, it was a good ride ».
«But the real victory – adds Sardara – for me who am a dreamer with my feet anchored to the ground, remains the stability of the company. The arrival of Francesco also goes in this sense: he is a CFO, a financial director who manages the numbers in a company that invoices tens of millions of euros, doing it with us will seem like a game to him. He will give us a big hand to develop our projects ».
The whole building. Finally on Sunday we will return to the full capacity of the building. A panacea from all points of view. «I am happy that it happens on the occasion of such an important match – says the president of Dinamo -, because it will help us to rediscover the building for many people. The situation we faced was complicated from a mental point of view, people got used to it somehow. We were good at watching sport on TV or from our smartphone, but experiencing it live has a completely different flavor. We, like other companies, have adopted all the necessary safety and security systems. Now the government opening takes place because there are no more risks: you enter with the green pass and the mask and you can serenely resume playing basketball. Never before has Dinamo need the public like in this moment, in Sassari there is a desire and a hunger for normality. Already with 60% of the capacity, the public was able to make a difference. And then Dinamo is the “head emptier”, the antistress par excellence of our territory ».
Poz is back. Milan means Ettore Messina, Gigi Datome, but above all Gianmarco Pozzecco. How do you live the return to Sassari of the coach with whom he has experienced moments of exaltation but also epic clashes? «I live Gianmarco’s departure and return as an opponent like that of all the other coaches who have been to Sassari. I have long ago said all there was to say. The gratitude remains for all that he has given to us and I am sure that he in turn is grateful for what he has had from Dinamo and Sassari. I’m not adding anything that could ruin his return to Sassari ».
On the hunt for a business. «After the victory with Fortitudo, which was not taken for granted, we arrive with a different spirit. We are in a position that needs to be consolidated. Our season with is done in matches against Milan or Virtus, which have a structure not comparable to ours, but these challenges give something more to our leagues. We live the match against Milan almost like a derby, but we arrive with a light head and the desire to bring home a prestigious result: always hunting for companies – concludes Sardara – is part of our DNA and our cultural background. .