Montezemolo press the Roma. “A stadium for the Games” – Gazzetta dello Sport

​​February 24, 2016 – Milan

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, chairman of the organizing Committee of Rome 2024. AFP

so many numbers, so many predictions, so much optimism. Somewhat understandable exaggeration: “Every plant will be reached in half an hour,” he promises Montezemolo. In this context, the news: if the new stadium will be ready after the Roma, or worse, never, the final of the Olympic Football Tournament in 2024 will have to emigrate from the capital. In Naples or Milan. “Rome needs a stadium dedicated to football – the appeal of Montezemolo -. Olimpico already’ll athletics and the opening and closing ceremonies, also impossible to host the final of the balloon”, assures the president of the organizing committee. The occasion is the meeting with the members of Unindustria, the Union of Industrialists and business of Lazio. The president, Maurizio Sons, is also the No. 1 Frosinone football, he is a candidate smiling: “I – says proudly – a new stage I’ll have it. There we provide, involve us.”

COSTS AND BENEFITS – I smiled, the usual jokes di Montezemolo on Italo (in there is the President of Gioia Ghezzi Railways hall), a gaffe a bit ‘Freudian in memory of Rome ’60 and Rudolf ( “Queen of 100 square meters, ie meters”), defending the choice of Tor Vergata as the site of the Olympic Village ( “We will build more than 4000 apartments”) generally an air of sharing. Montezemolo raises: “We will make a package for Lazio, our province has to offer much more than that of Paris.” Already created within the association an ad hoc working group coordinated by Giampaolo Letta. Then, space men of the numbers, the professors of the University of Tor Vergata Quintieri Scandizzo and Lucio, who have studied the so-called “economic impact of the application.” With a premise: “We were enormously cautious”, swear, perhaps in response to those who accused him of excessive optimism figures for the first budget announced by the Committee and the forecasts of the benefits that would have the country. “The candidacy would add value by 4 billion Euros – says Professor Scandizzo – which corresponds to an increase of 0.4% of annual GDP, 2.4 in the six-year period. It would guarantee 48 thousand jobs more about half of them in Rome, “these macros assumed figures.

RISK AND PROPOSALS – The last minute rush, typically Italian. For this, by the way of infrastructure to be put in the pipeline, Unindustria proposes: “Let our proposals as early as tomorrow morning and sottoponiamole immediately to the ministry, as well scongiureremo long time permits.” About proposals, Unindustria Committee and agree on the need to use some school gyms as

CLARIFICATIONS – Applause, then the closure of the president of the organizing committee. the legacy:” All permanent installations will also be used later, “assures. And on the figures:” it is not true that our budget is 5.3 billion – said Montezemolo -: with the revenues we aim to lower it to 2.1. Are realistic figures, we will be clear and transparent. And do not forget the benefits, on which all scholars agree that you will have in the following years. Barcelona, ​​today, enjoys it. “Athens, to be honest, a bit ‘less.

COMMISSION – Meanwhile, the president IOC, Thomas Bach announced today the composition of the evaluation Commission for the 2024 Games, which will be chaired by Frank Fredericks, the former Pesident IOC athletes Commission and member, previously, the Commission’s assessment for the London 2012 Games and that of Tokyo 2020.

Alessandro Catapano

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