Nando

Chartered journalist since 1984, I have always been involved in sports, particularly cycling. It could not have been otherwise for someone born in Paglieta (Chieti) who hosted ten arrival stages of the Tirreno-Adriatico. Winners include,among others, Roger De Vlaeminck (1977), Franco Bitossi (1978), Vittorio Algeri (1979), Moreno Argentin (1983, 1987, 1992), the Swiss Erich Mächler (1988), twice Paolo Bettini (1999, 2004), Oscar Freire (2006).
I made my debut at Guerin Sportivo as editorial secretary thanks to Serena Zambon and Italo Cucci; then I spent three years as Head of Sport at Il Centro before moving to Corriere dello Sport on the eve of the 1990 World Cup. Here, I did everything: about fifteen years of cycling, I have been soccer reporter for Cagliari Calcio and I ended my career following the sports policy of CONI. I like all sports, because thanks to sport I have always had a lot of fun and I want to continue for a very long time.

Chiara

Geologist by profession, sport journalist by passion. I grew up in a family where sport has always been practiced, seen and read a lot. Until I was about twenty years old I followed soccer with great interest, I also had a season ticket to the stadium. The season of great scandals made me lose interest, and that’s when I start to focus more on other sports. Beginnings of Federica Pellegrini coincided with my eureka moment for swimming: watching live the World Cup in Rome 2009 is still one of my most beautiful sports memories. But there is not only swimming in my life: I generally like all Olympic sports and I also follow sports considered more niche. In the last two years I have started to follow biathlon more consistently.

Luigi (Gigi)

Disappointed by soccer—which I stopped following after Gigi Meroni’s death—I devoted myself to mountaineering and cross-country skiing, making slow but steady progress up to altitudes of 4,000 and beyond. As for team sports, I follow rugby. A graphic designer by trade and head of periodicals for an association, I approached local newspaper reporting with the same steady pace for years, eventually moving on to the international press thanks to World Youth Day, which I’ve covered for more than thirty years and through which I’ve traveled all over the world. I’ve written about everything in my life, from the history of the Opinel Museum to William of Ockham’s concept of truth—so why not sports?

Sportopolis Association

The Sportopolis association was conceived from the mind of a group of sports enthusiasts. Sportopolis aims to promote sports culture as a privileged tool to support social development, cultural development and environmental sustainability.