Damiano Tommasi, president of the AIC, he released an official note directly on the Assocalciatori website: “I hope that we can return to play soon because football will be a thermometer for the club: when the ball rolls again, we will be almost out of this nightmare. As the British did , I find it more correct to say that it will not recover until a certain date, rather than to indicate a day. This is the time to live the day also because the death rate is chilling. In Spain Valencia has 35 percent of infected people and this means that football must pay close attention to what it does. “ON TRAINING – “Whoever thinks of taking advantage by making his members train, I don’t know what he has in mind. I say this without wanting to make controversies because this is not the moment of controversy. Training now, two months before the resumption of the championship, however, makes no sense. And it is also dangerous. In Spain there are dozens of positive players, while in Italy maybe not all of them have taken the test and there are more asymptomatic than we think. The contagion curve now gives no respite. We think about staying at home. All , no one excluded. The postponement of the European Championship will help and perhaps allow us to conclude the national tournaments “.
ON PLAYERS – “We are in direct contact with the infected players and with our medical consultants. We are asking ourselves the issue of the consequences that this virus will leave on the bodies of the infected and asymptomatic. It is not something to underestimate or trivialize pneumonia of this type. “.
ON CONTRACT CUTS – “Or the first ones interested in the sustainability of the football system are the players themselves and all the people who work there. We are aware that what is inherent in the contracts is a topic to be addressed, but not now. First the damage must be quantified and this procedure is possible only when we will know if the season will end or not. The problem of cutting wages should be addressed in due course. The AIC cannot force players to accept any cuts. We can give a line, but individuals decide on the waivers. We find an agreement on the collective agreement and on the federal minimum of 30,000 euros gross per year which is widely used in Lega Pro. I do not understand what kind of agreement they offer us also because, I repeat, we are unable to oblige the members to accept it. agreement with the League to bring forward the summer holidays and to consider these days as holidays to reduce the holidays in July. No problem on this. On wages we will see … “.
