A meeting with Roberto Mancini and Claudio Ranieri, a visit to the Football Museum, and then a visit to the pitch to watch the Azzurri train. It was an emotional day for Francesca Nota, Leonardo Bove, and Kean Kaizer Talingdan, three students from Milan’s Liceo Virgilio, among the survivors of the tragic fire that occurred on New Year’s Eve in Crans-Montana. They were guests at Coverciano today for the national team’s first day of training to prepare for the Nations League matches against France and Belgium. After months of hospital treatment and surgery, Francesca, Leonardo, and Kean, accompanied by their parents, arrived late in the morning at the federal center to experience the emotion. Here they were welcomed and chatted and took photos with the coach, who had invited them last month. He presented them with Barella, Donnarumma, and Pio Esposito jerseys, based on the teams they support or the players they particularly admire. Francesca, Leonardo, and Kean, who still bear the scars of that terrible night, then enjoyed lunch with the players at the Coverciano restaurant, amid smiles and great emotion.
Italy: Three young survivors of the Crans Montana tragedy visit Coverciano.