The renovation works, functional adjustment and put in accordance with the municipal football stadium ‘Attilio Iaria’ of Pellaro continue with a good pace. With an inspection of the mayor of Reggio Calabria, Giuseppe Falcomatà, the point on the advancement of the interventions, which aimed to modernize and adapt to the current regulations of a plant whose construction began in 1964.
Together with the first citizen, the city councilor delegated to sport, Giovanni Latella, the city councilors Giuseppe Marino and Franco Barreca, the commissioner Carmelo Romeo, the head of the cabinet Antonio Ruvolo, the municipal manager Bruno Doldo and the Rup of the work Giuseppe Beatino were present.
The general intervention, financed with almost 1.5 million euros, aims to return a historic football system, which will have a new grandstand, for a total of about 500 seats all with seat, changing rooms, bathrooms, refreshment point, ticket office, a play area for children and above all the laying of a modern game in synthetic grass game. The works will allow the approval for the dispute of meetings to the championship of excellence.
“Sport in our city – said the mayor Falcomatà – has always had a particular value that goes far beyond the competitive aspect, in all respects it is a redemption lever, something that gives you the size of the dream, of hope. We consider it in all respects a right of citizenship, that’s why – highlights – the recovery of the historic sports facilities of our city, I think for example those of Ciccare, Catona, Gallic. Meanwhile, Pellaro means recovering a piece of history of our city, also doing an exercise of collective memory, awakening a sense of identity and belonging and then such a renewed sports facility, in a city suburbs, naturally has an extraordinary social value “.
For the councilor delegated to sport Giovanni Latella “it is another redeveloped sports facility, a historic facility for football Reggio, where many young players have played and beyond. It is an intervention aimed at returning and offering our children a suitable, modern and redeveloped structure. I remember that our commitment not only that for the pellaro field, but others are in advance, I also think of that of Ravagnese, Gallico, Catona, San Giovannello, all facilities that we will make available to sports clubs and the federation “.
Satisfaction was also expressed by the city councilor, Giuseppe Marino: “It is truly an emotion – he said – to come to the construction site and see this structure that changes its face, becoming a modern and functional sports facility. It is a stadium that has made the history of this territory, built by the same citizens of the place that rolling up the sleeves to make it and give a house to the team of the Pro Pellaro. This structure is acquiring a new soul and we are proud. Happy to have thought, together with the mayor Falcomatà, to intervene on this structure that needed an important intervention.