Inter Champions of Italy receive the Ambrogino d’Oro at Palazzo Marino
After winning the second star, Inzaghi's team was received in the Municipality for the awarding of civic merit
MILAN – “I’m a little embarrassed because I have to be institutional but my internalism emerges.” Mayor Giuseppe Sala thus opens the morning of celebrations at Palazzo Marino, where the awarding of the Ambrogino d’Oro took place, perhaps the highest recognition in menghini, to the team and managers of FC Internazionale Milano, more commonly known as ‘Inter’ and fresh from winning its twentieth scudetto, an achievement accompanied by the recognition of the second ‘star’, which is awarded to those who succeed to win 10 championships. Thus Inter has 2, preceded in Italy only by Juventus (which has three).
“Your behavior on and off the pitch has always been in line with the values of the city of Milan. Your name is FC Internazionale, which is what Milan wants to be: an open, modern, international city”, states the mayor. Sala recalls how in Milan 21% of residents “are not of Italian origin, and by now there are very few Milanese for two or three generations, so for us it is essential to welcome”, he observes, thanking the coach Simone Inzaghi< /strong>, on stage with him with the CEOs Giuseppe Marotta, Alessandro Antonello and captain Lautaro Martinez.
“For us it is very important to be here – underlines Mr. Inzaghi – because we know how prestigious this award is”. In fact, the Ambrogino is awarded to the Milanese, be they “organisation, association or body” which “with concrete works in the field of science, arts, industry, work, culture, school, sport or with initiatives of a social, welfare, philanthropic nature or with acts of courage have been of help to their fellow citizens or have enhanced the prestige of the city”. This is the case of the Nerazzurri club, author of a triumphal ride with a title that has never been questioned.
“We also have to thank the city and our wonderful fans, because we know that without all their support this path would not have been undertaken with so much confidence”, adds Inzaghi. An Inzaghi to whom Sala himself sees a parallel. “I identify with Inzaghi a little, because I have been mayor for 8 years and doing this job means that when we are in a historical period in which something is not going well you want to change the mayor like the coach , then you resist and if you are motivated and know what to do – observe – the results come”.
The morning also passes through the words of the CEO Giuseppe Marotta: “I bring a greeting from the president Steven Zhang who was unable to participate but never failed to show his affection towards us and security” he states, underlining how Zhang has “strongly applied the concept of delegation”, therefore “he will suffer for not being here with us today but we are grateful to him and his family who have invested capital and given us their trust”. The CEO then also mentioned the presidents who “have preceded us” (the failure to invite Massimo Moratti did not go unnoticed, ed.) thanking them “for the results obtained”, moreover “in the world of sport and business there is no team that goes on the field and wins that does not have a strong club behind it that helps support the team”.
Also for this reason, the task of management, as Marotta points out, is to “transmit important values of business life and activity, a strong sense of belonging, work culture and the ambition of wanting to win which is not synonymous with arrogance but achieve goals”. In short, growth is continuous, or at least the desire to do so. “We have reached an important milestone and we want to raise the bar even further – he adds – because we are Inter and we have the obligation to also look at the palmares we have”.
Today is the day in which, as Alessandro Antonello says, “the special contribution” that Inter has been able to give to its city is recognized with the Ambrogino, a symbol that “testifies to the indissoluble bond with Milan that we carry with us in all the stadiums in Italy, Europe and the world”. In the meantime, the fans have packed Piazza della Scala, where the Nerazzurri bus chromatically breaks the scene. From inside we begin to hear chants. “We have done something very important, I am very proud of this club, now it is up to us to take Inter as high as possible”, are the words of captain Lautaro Martinez, Argentinian from Bahia Blanca and Milanese from adoption. The applause thunders, then the scrolls, the group photo and the team’s quick catwalk in Piazza Scala, before getting on the bus which starts the engines and goes away, taking away the emotions of an unusual morning in Milan.