Operating Director Stefano Perrone and Head of Football Social Responsibility Giuseppe Squarcia were there on behalf of the Club. They outlined the importance of keeping historical memory alive and promoting the values of respect and solidarity through sport.
Stefano Perrone said, “The Holocaust is a part of history which we need to preserved as a bookmark in our collective memory. As a Club, we must have moments like this to share with our boys and girls, updating the message of these historical events which, after 80 years, are still ever-present in today’s society, in which people are still prone to discrimination.”
Giuseppe Squarcia added, “In the history of a football club, some players become legends not only due to what they do on the pitch, but especially for their life choices and moral qualities. Renzo Cavallina is one of them. Our Club remembers him on 27 January every year because one of our values is respect for human rights and opposition to all forms of discrimination. This year’s initiative, with the charity sticker dedicated to 400 members of your youth sector, is a way to keep his memory alive, to promote tolerances, justice and peace.”
The words of Perrone and Squarcia reinforced the strong link between the Club’s values and Renzo Cavallina, an example of courage and strong moral fibre, as well as the importance of passing on these teachings to the younger generations with symbolic gestures and moments of reflection.