Massimo Ferrero: “Send one of the players from Herat to Sampdoria”

Volcanic, unpredictable, a loose cannon. Massimo Ferrero, film producer and president of Sampdoria since the summer of 2014 is a man who always makes the news. Sometimes his utterances, often over the top, have aroused mixed reactions. But in this case one cannot but applaud him. Immediately close to the Afghan situation, Ferrero has recently expressed his desire to combine words with deeds. «I am ready to embrace a player from Herat and to include her in the staff of Sampdoria female », he declared as soon as he learned that some athletes fleeing Afghanistan had landed in Italy.

And who thought it was just one declaration thrown there with the sole intent of making news she must change her mind because the Sampdoria number one is serious. “I confirm my availability,” he told Ansa.

In fact, Sampdoria has already made contact with Copse, Road to Equality (the NGO of Florence that launched an appeal in recent days to find accommodation for the players) and is now waiting for confirmation that the operation can be completed.

Marco Palmieri, in fact, head of the women’s section of Sampdoria, is in constant contact with the institutions and hopes that the bureaucratic process will be completed as soon as possible so that the idea becomes reality. “Sport must not close our eyes to the tragedies of the world”, Massimo Ferrero stressed to the Associated National Press Agency, “we will do everything possible to participate in this important humanitarian project and return to bounce the joy of a ball between the feet of these girls. I reiterate that we are ready to embrace one of these players wholeheartedly. We have a women’s team that is above all a beautiful group, young and enthusiastic. Sampdoria is union, we are ready ».