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Saturday, February 10, 2007

Samp proud of Marassi status

Sampdoria director Beppe Marotta has expressed his pride that their stadium has passed new rigorous safety inspections.

"I am proud to say that Marassi is up to standard," said the transfer guru after the Stadio Luigi Ferraris was allowed to welcome fans for Sunday’s match with Ascoli.

"We made all the changes necessary to improve the structure. The Blucerchiati supporters have always shown a great sense of responsibility and affection towards the team, cheering them on even in moments of sporting dismay, such as our results against Udinese and Inter."

At first Marassi was not considered to be ready for the new Legge Pisanu measures, but a late surge in work on a CCTV network and changes to their procedure ensured it qualified.

"With the advent of the new directives, and thanks to the collaboration between the police authorities and our stewards, the pre-filtering process for the fans will be even more rigorous before they enter the stadium."

To date only six arenas in Serie A have passed the inspections in Siena, Turin, Genoa, Palermo, Rome and Cagliari. All the others must host games behind closed doors until they have completed restructuring work, although Milan’s San Siro hopes to pass tests today for at least the introduction of season ticket holders after setting up 28 turnstiles.


Source: Sporting Life

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