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Football club Union Brescia buys 8 hectares for new sports center
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Football club Union Brescia buys 8 hectares for new sports center

From Corriere della Sera · () Italian

Translated from Italian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Brothers Alfredo and Fernando Savoldi sold 8 hectares of agricultural land in Buffalora to Union Brescia.
  • The land will be used for the construction of a new sports center.
  • The Savoldi brothers, who have a history in football management, were convinced by the project's potential and the reputation of those involved.

Brothers Alfredo and Fernando Savoldi have sold 8 hectares of their agricultural land in Buffalora to Union Brescia for the development of a new sports center. The Savoldi family is well-known in the Brescian football scene, having managed Ciliverghe for 19 years.

Now things are known – the brothers begin – we have land in Buffalora as a company and the ones we will cede to Pasini are part of these. We were asked for the cession – they get to the heart of the matter – and we accepted because we are pleased to participate in a project of this caliber.

— Alfredo and Fernando SavoldiExplaining their decision to sell the land.

Alfredo Savoldi also has a past playing for Brescia's youth team, winning a championship in 1975. The brothers stated that while they had previously rejected other offers for their land, they accepted this proposal because they were impressed by the project and the individuals involved. "We accepted because we are pleased to participate in a project of this caliber," they explained.

Other requests in the past were always sent back to the sender; this time it is different.

— Alfredo and Fernando SavoldiHighlighting why this offer was accepted over previous ones.

"Both because of who asked us – they continued – and because of the project, which is truly interesting. We repeat, we gave our consent to the agreement because we are pleased, because we are certain something important and very beautiful will be born for the club and for the city." They confirmed the land size is 80,000 square meters.

Both because of who asked us – they continued – and because of the project, which is truly interesting. We repeat, we gave our consent to the agreement because we are pleased, because we are certain something important and very beautiful will be born for the club and for the city.

— Alfredo and Fernando SavoldiDetailing their reasons for accepting the offer.

The negotiations were facilitated by intermediaries close to Union Brescia president Pasini. After several meetings, the Savoldi brothers agreed to the sale, citing their positive relationship with Brescia and the compelling nature of the sports center plan. Alfredo added that his personal connection to Brescia "certainly stimulated and facilitated the will" to proceed with the sale.

The figures on the hectares are what have already been reported, we confirm them: our land measures 80 thousand square meters.

— Alfredo and Fernando SavoldiConfirming the size of the land sold.
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Originally published by Corriere della Sera in Italian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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