They were tempted into temptation, but the values of honesty and mutual respect preceded the vile money, the new smartphone, the branded garment.
It ended with a sigh of relief and with the ill-concealed tears of their coach, a
television joke organized against five children class 2007 of Mariano Comense Calcio
on behalf of the
Rai Due
broadcast "Fantastic Italians and where to find them", broadcast on prime time, which rediscovered the charm of the
candid camera
fifty years after Nanni Loy.
A sort of social experiment aimed at measuring the reactions of people in unusual and particular situations.
Mariano Comense's boys were contacted before a game by a self-styled mediator, a correspondent for the broadcast, who offered them sums of money (starting from one
thousand euros
and up to two thousand) in exchange for attitudes aimed at
favoring the opponent
: in particular, the boys should have been expelled.
Five players were involved, including Edoardo, the captain, who, however, unbeknownst to his teammates, agreed with the authors of the broadcast.
The broker contacted the boys in the locker room before the game, two by two, with his bribery proposal.
And in all cases he received a "no" as an answer.
"But I denounce this," said one of the young players between his teeth.
Immediately after the interview, the first two boys were able to see behind the scenes the same proposal made to the other two companions, and rejected, and finally everyone saw Captain Edoardo talking to the stranger.
Who, in agreement with the producers, did not scornfully reject the proposal like his companions, but played along, accepting and even raising the sum.
The indignation of the kids who felt betrayed by their captain actually did not last long, just like a good game, because the mystery was immediately revealed to them.
And while among the fifteen-year-olds everything has become a game and an experience to be told or posted on social networks, their coach, who obviously knew everything from the beginning, has fallen a few tears in listening to the response of his boys.
"
These are behaviors that make us happy and make us proud - said the coach Alessandro Colciago
-. We were contacted by Rai through the mother of one of our players, we asked for the approval of the parents and obviously of Mariano Calcio for which it was possible to shoot. and to stage everything. I always preach to them the values, education and correct behavior. This is why I immediately accepted the proposal to show that it is not true that a kid today sells himself immediately for an Iphone. At 14 or 15 years old the guys know perfectly well what the value of money is, so the choice to give up a thousand or more euros gives even greater value to their refusal ".
