Meeting with the two teams at the Quirinale: 'If anything, my role would require me to cheer for the referees. Simulations are like a virus' (ANSA).
"It will be an event of great sporting importance and this message that you will send before the kick-off will be important to show that football is not just a sport but there are many relevant components that are not separated from social life," Mattarella stressed. "It is very nice to see before the exchange of greetings and after the hugs between the players of the opposing teams"