PALERMO (ITALPRESS) – Yes president, but still and always a subscriber. Dario Mirri is a special ‘pres’ that lives with the same passion of fans the events of his Palermo, but obviously with a huge burden of responsibility. He is the protagonist of “Profcession President”, the format of Dazn dedicated to the Serie B championship. In the long interview, just a few hours from the anticipation of this evening against the Sampdoria at Barbera, Mirri traces his way inside the club: from the years from typhous-subscription to the deep relationship with the city, the team, his coach, Filippo Inzaghi, and Captain Matteo Brunori, passing through the meeting with the City Football Group, which marked a new phase of the project rosanero, and future. “I have always been a member of Palermo for 56 years, even now that I am the president of the club. It is a gesture of love that I will always do – says Mirri -. Now I look at the games in the forum, but I miss that lightness and that carefreeness that distinguish the fans. Being president of Palermo is a dream realized, every now and then to see if it is true I try on Wikipedia”. And he finds confirmation, moreover Palermo is in his destiny since the stadium bears the name of his uncle: Renzo Barbera.
“I think it’s a pride for all palermitans to enter that stadium, for me most of all, for my family. Uncle Renzo was what taught me the values, what is Palermo and what can be Palermo – explains Mirri -. I looked at him as a child and recognized in him this huge participation for the fortunes of the city, of the fans, but above all of the palermitans, because he saw in Palermo something that represented us. I must say that is what I dreamed of doing and that I hope to continue doing: make Palermo something that represents the whole city. And so the fact that the stadium is titled to him is beautiful. I’ve always said that when I started six years ago, I can’t think of a different stadium from this place to make Palermo play.” On the sale to the City Football Group, Mirri explains: “They have been nights of suffering, fear and desire: I strongly wanted them to continue our work. Ferran Soriano is in Barcelona, knows our roots and we found ourselves immediately. The City Football Group is the future of Palermo, you can only grow thanks to their contribution, their skills and we are proud to be part of this great and winning group. When we succeed in bringing Palermo to Serie A, the synergy with the City Football Group will grow even more, even in the technical profile.”.
In the meantime, we have to think about the promotion this year, the team of Inzaghi left very well, then slowed down, but now he resumed the march. “Inzaghi is an extraordinary person, he has a contagious enthusiasm, he must always be supported because he wants to take a medium-long journey here in Palermo. What has been missing in recent years has been the mister, but also the management of defeat. When we learn to rule defeat, then they will begin to build victories and we will be able to win. I am very close to these guys, my dream is to make the people of Palermo happy and win the Italian Cup, which is a trophy that we miss: the three finals lost I remember them very well, for me it would be an incredible satisfaction”. President Mirri finally has nice words for the captain rosanero, Matteo Brunori, who in the last races found place on the bench and not in the 11 holder. “With Matthew there is a very strong personal relationship, for objective reasons. We have been together for four years: at the beginning, in order to contain the costs of travel, we traveled by ship twice to avoid the hotel or the plane”.
“When you share experiences of this kind, a deep bond arises, a personal relationship further than others, simply because it has been with us for longer. The numbers speak for themselves: Matteo scored almost 80 goals. It is clear that he is going through a particular moment of his life and career – continues Mirri -. What is important is that you continue to do exactly what you have done so far, and feel captain of our team in the most complete way, regardless of whether you play or not. He also as a non-player, as in the last games, continues to make a fundamental contribution to the growth of other boys. He is an extremely intelligent and sensitive guy: He tells me he wants to live in Palermo, who is looking for a house here. I tell the fans: when they have some doubts, they remember that he chose Palermo to raise his only daughter, and that his dream is to stay alive in this city. That said, I think there is little to add about your participation in our team.”.
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