It is the day of “Legend 125”, the event wanted by the new owners of Messina to celebrate the birth of football in the city. The gates of the “Franco Scoglio” will open at 5.30pm with a DJ set, fanzone and activities for the fans. From 6pm there will be space for the creators most followed by young people (including Lautaro’s lookalike, Arbitrino, Romero, Il boss della technique, Tatino and Gnabri) engaged in a fun challenge on the pitch. At 7.30 pm the presentation of the legends, hosted by Marco Cattaneo and Speaker Maira. The match will kick off at 8pm, with two 35′ halves. At halftime there will be a ceremony dedicated to the memory of Totò Schillaci, who would have turned 61 today, in the presence of his brother Giuseppe. Many protagonists have been announced: some heroes of Germany 2006, from Nesta to Perrotta, from Iaquinta to Cannavaro, together with figures linked to the recent history of Messina such as Di Napoli, Parisi, Coppola, Sullo, Storari and Portanova. Gianpaolo Calvarese will direct the meeting. The company is confident in a strong public response, despite a less than exciting pre-sale: authorized capacity of 16 thousand seats, over half of which in Grandstand B, a sector in which teachers and students up to 17 years of age, invited by the ACR in recent days, will enter free of charge.
Some legends will also be visiting the CIRS of Messina, an organization committed to supporting women, families and young people in fragile situations, for a moment of solidarity and sharing.
The teams
Team Cannavaro: Dida, Frey, F. Cannavaro, P. Cannavaro, Aldair, Tonetto, Serginho, Fiore, Giannichedda, Evani, Fuser, Eranio, Montolivo, Mauri, Hernanes, Pagniello, Brocchi, Candreva, Jeda, Ganz, Iaquinta. All. Galli.
Team Nesta: Storari, Abbiati, Parisi, Pancaro, Nesta, Iuliano, Jankulovski, Portanova, Di Livio, Tacchinardi, Marcolin, Perrotta, Budel, Coppola, Sullo, Di Napoli, Cerci, Floccari, Romano. All. Donadoni.