Adnkronos (Adnkronos) – The emotion is palpable and tangible in the smiles that are everything, but certainly not superficial. They are evident on the faces of the guests present on the first day of the training camp at Coverciano and of the Azzurri themselves. It's a day that speaks of feelings and sends deep goosebumps down your spine; as thick as the rain falling—albeit light and almost imperceptible—on the pitch named after 'Vittorio Pozzo', where Coach Mancini's boys are about to hold their first training session of this training camp.
But first, they need to take photos with those who came to visit them, giving this Monday a taste of inclusion and closeness, in hugs that aim to convey as many positive feelings as possible.
Francesca, Kean, and Leonardo, three young people who survived the Crans-Montana tragedy, arrived in Coverciano in the late morning. After a tour of the Federal Technical Center—they'll also be visiting the Football Museum—they met with the coach.
Roberto Mancini jokes with them, chats, and then presents the three young men—along with Club Italia president Claudio Ranieri and Italy team manager Gabriele Oriali—with the national team jerseys of their footballing idols. At lunch, the three young men are with the Azzurri and another athlete, Paralympic swimmer Luca Da Prato, a European and world champion, accompanied for the occasion by team leader and coach of the Italian national Paralympic swimming team, Roberto Bonanni.
Just around lunchtime, another team arrives from the other side of Coverciano, a team that lifted a trophy last July in England: the Italian National Team, winners of the World Championship in the first international tournament held since the FIGC was recognized as a Paralympic federation. The trophy is delivered to the Football Museum and is now part of the collection that tells the story of over a century of Italian history.
It's time to head to the pitches, because training is about to begin. Daniele Cassioli will also be attending the session, along with some athletes from Real Eyes Sport ASD, a sports association committed to promoting sport among the visually impaired and blind. Before training begins, photos are taken. All together. Images that aren't routine, like smiles and hugs. But real ones, to remember a day that truly enriched everyone.
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