( mungme168 )Lecce wear blank shirts to protest Serie A after request to postpone game against Atalanta rejected due to death of club physiotherapist

    The game was originally scheduled for Friday evening, but on Thursday physiotherapist Graziano Fiorita died suddenly at the team hotel in Bergamo.

    The team flew back to Lecce and repeatedly pleaded, with the help of the Minister of Sport Andrea Abodi, for more time to mourn, before being forced to play, with the game moved to Sunday instead.

    Fiorita underwent an autopsy today and it was reported that the 48-year-old man had died of a heart attack.

    Lecce flew back to play this afternoon, without any directors or unnecessary staff, and issued a statement condemning it.

    “Lecce considers the decision of the Lega Serie A to postpone the game against Atalanta, just a few hours after the death of our Graziano Fiorita, to be disrespectful to the terrible loss that the man’s family, the club and the Lecce fans have endured. “

    In other cases, equally painful, more sensible decisions have been made. What emerges is a hierarchy of deaths based on the club’s honour or, worse, on the work of the deceased. “

    The game should not have been played today. But all attempts to postpone the match have been shamelessly rejected. We thank the Minister of Sports, Andrea Abodi, for his utmost efforts, but without success, to reschedule the match on a more suitable date. “

    The team will take the field today, having just left Salento, with the vain hope of a resumption that never happened. Graciano’s memory will not be glorified by refusing to play or field youth players. “”

    When faced with a serious injustice, we will not respond with a blatant violation of the rules. That would be like competing with the Lega to see who has behaved worse. We will play – a game of trampled values ​​- but we will wear white shirts that do not represent us, without colours, without badges, without logos. “

    “We will return to wear our shirts when Graciano returns home and receive the honour he deserves from his people.””

    Fiorita has worked as a physiotherapist for Lecce for 25 years and is a beloved member of the club.

  mungme168  The shirt they are wearing is not empty, it bears a black mourning ribbon and the words: “No Value, No Colour”. ( mungme168 )