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REMEMBERING RENZO CAVALLINA, A MOMENT FOR MEMORY AND REFLECTION

Parma, 28 January 2025 – On Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday 27 January, an emotional event was held at the Museo Ernesto Ceresini at the Stadio Ennio Tardini. The event was in remembrance of Renzo Cavallina, a key figure in the history of this football club and in the fight against all forms of discrimination. Various members of the Cavallina family attended the event: Renzo’s daughter Ada, his granddaughters Letizia and Raffaella, as well as his great-grandchildren. A delegation from Parma Calcio was also there, as well as Emiliano Nanni from Figurine Forever, Aned Emilia-Romagna president Giuliana Fornala, FIGC-LND chairman of the Emilia-Romagna Regional Committee, as well as a group of Parma’s youth players, comprised of members of our Women’s Primavera and Men’s U17s.


The event also included the presentation of charity sticker dedicated to Renzo Cavallina, the creation of which was sponsored by Parma Calcio and carried out by Figurine Forever, a timeless symbol in promoting the values of courage and resisting oppression and discrimination. It is a significant tribute, which allowed us to convey to the younger generations the importance of making life choices, which reflect the values of humanity, respect and solidarity.

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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.

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During the ceremony, a bouquet of flowers was given to Ada Cavallina, Renzo’s daughter, in a sign of homage and recognition. Furthermore, a collection was held at Piazzale Risorgimento, in front of the iconic entrance to the Tardini where Cavallina’s stumbling block is, in memory of his courage.


Parma Calcio would like to states its intent to keep Renzo Cavallina’s memory alive and to spread the values of justice, respect and solidarity, which he embodied. The event was part of what had already been announced in the press release on 25 January, in which the Club had announced the tribute in memory of Cavallina, an emblem and fundamental figure in the history of Parma Calcio and for his commitment to the fight against all forms of discrimination.

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