Shipwreck of Cutro, Empoli-Udinese speaker reads the government’s message by mistake

The condolence message for the victims of the shipwreck of Cutro signed by the government continues to raise controversy and create embarrassment. The issue seemed to have been resolved on Saturday, when, on the belated indication of Coni, it was decided to dedicate only a minute’s silence to the migrants who died in the Ionian Sea, without it being preceded by the lines in which reference was made to “the government’s commitment to combat human trafficking”. In Cagliari-Ascoli (Serie B) and Spezia-Inter, however, the message had been spread by the speaker. It won’t be like this in all the other races of the weekend. But the indication must not have been implemented a Empoli, where the government text was read by the speaker of the ‘Castellani’ stadium, before Empoli-Udinese, to introduce the minute’s silence, with the most contested part of the text: “The Government renews its utmost commitment to combat the trafficking of human beings, protect people’s dignity and save lives”. In today’s next Serie A match, Naples-Atalanta, instead there was only a minute’s silence, as indicated by Coni. The text, as underlined by the Minister for Sport and Youth, Andrea Abodi, was shared by the Prime Minister but caused protests in the opposition, with a controversial tweet by Pd exponent Mauro Berruto for its “pro-government” content.