prof. Proto, ‘Costacurta the first to believe in Mancini coach, he managed to see far’

“I am very happy with Italy’s victory at Euro 2020. Happy with the choice of Roberto Mancini as coach, a choice that took place thanks above all to the vision and will of Alessandro Costacurta to go straight to Jesi’s coach, convincing the undecided. Alessandro has had the courage to see far, supported by the former Dg of the Football Federation Michele Uva in the commissioner period of Roberto Fabbricini who saw Costacurta and Angelo Clarizia as deputy commissioners “. These are the words of the lawyer Massimo Proto, who was part of the working group of the Football Federation Commissioner, for the part linked to statutes and regulations, together with Alberto De Nigro for the administrative part, speaking with Adnkronos. Proto has been a consultant and lawyer for Fit since 2006 and since the election of Giovanni Malagò at Coni he has been involved in numerous institutional issues, only to be called upon to support the commissioner team in the FIGC. “For the choice of the blue coach the initial hypothesis also saw other names, initially not all were going in the same direction, but a good atmosphere had been created, and the important thing is that Costacurta managed to pass his first option, the “former Manchester City coach. Alessandro never had any doubts that he was the ideal coach for the national team. Together with Michele Uva and the lawyer Ghisi, who assists Costacurta, we supported him and we all went straight to the goal. Certainly the other options were also all valid; but we could only go along with Costacurta’s opinion about Mancini “, added Proto who then tells an anecdote. “I remember that there was a dinner in which we shared the various opinions and where Costacurta was very clear, ‘we must not think of alternative ways’, he said”, said the lawyer who underlined that on the role of Malagò ” he has always been on this super external choice, he was perfect, he said ‘it is a decision that belongs to the commissioner and sports management’ “and with hindsight we can say that it was the right choice.