The Serie A does not give the postponement of the match for the death of the physiotherapist of Lecce: their protest against dehumanized football

A football increasingly linked to mere economic interests, where they died of Serie A (such as Pope Francis) and Serie B (such as that of Graziano Fiorita): Lecce’s peaceful protest against the failure to postpone the game after the death of his physiotherapist

The sudden death of Graziano Fioritaphysiotherapist of Leccedeeply shook the entire football environment and the Salento community. Fiorita, 47, disappeared before the match between the Lecce and theAtalanta. Despite this, the Serie A League decided to maintain the date of the match, planned only two days after the tragedy, without granting an adequate postponement.

Lecce’s protest: a white shirt to honor Fiorita’s memory

By protest against this decision, Marco Giampaolo’s team decided to take the field with a protest messageusing a Totally white jersey, without logos and colors. The only writing present recited: “No value no color“.

With this gesture, the Lecce He wanted to express his dissent against the choice of the League not to postpone the game. A symbolic act that wants to condemn the lack of respect towards the fundamental values ​​of football and life itself, which should prevail over any economic or calendar logic. Also because, we remember it, On the occasion of the death of Pope Francis and subsequent funeral, numerous games have been postponed.

The Lecce press release: the disrespectful attitude of the League

In an official press release, the Salento company expressed its indignation for the decision to play only two days after the death of Florite. “The US Lecce believes that the League’s decision to recover the race with Atalanta a few hours after the disappearance of our Graziano Fiorita, both terribly disrespectful of the serious mourning that hit the boy’s family“, The note reads. The company also thanked the Minister of Sport, Andrea Abadi, for the attempt to postpone the meeting, but without success.

The solidarity of the Gewiss Stadium

The Gewiss Stadium of Bergamo It has become the theater of a civil and dignified protest. During the game, the Atalantini fans showed solidarity towards the Leccewith a long applause and a minute of respected silence. In addition, the hymn of the Serie A League was whistled by both fansas a sign of protest against the attitude of the Federation.

A football increasingly linked to economic logics

The gesture of Lecce, focused on the message “No color, no value”, highlighted the inhumanization of modern footballwhere competition often prevails over human dignity. The League, with her decision not to postpone the game, has shown A contempt for the feelings of those who have lost a loved one and towards the values ​​that football should represent.

Lecce said it will wear its traditional colors only when Florite He will have received the right tribute from his community. A story that has become viral and which inevitably raised an important reflection on the behavior of the Serie A League and on the priorities of football, which often seems to be put before the economic interests human respect and dignity. Lecce, with its protest, wanted to make the voice of those who believe that football must be, first of all, a vehicle of positive values. And we symbolically join all this.