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09 May 2021When sport is not sport. This is the complaint on Facebook by Annabella Castagna, wife of Gianluca Grassadonia, Pescara coach after the attack on her 18-year-old daughter. "She was threatened and attacked with shoves and kicks so that her father understands." Tomorrow Pescara will face Salernitana in a match that could be worth the promotion to Serie A for the Campania region. The Adriatic coach has origins in Salerno and his family lives in Salerno. "After five days of threats and insults directed at our family, the madness that took place this evening is intolerable", Grassadonia's wife began, explaining the violence suffered by her daughter. The young woman, just of age, was approached by unknown persons last night. who hit her with shoves and kicks. "All this - underlined Annabella Castagna - for a football match. We hope that these criminals, far from being fans, will be identified as soon as possible, also because this is the first time that the target of violence has been a member of our family. We thank all those who have shown us solidarity in these sad and agitated hours, but it seems clear to us, now more than ever, that our life will continue far from Salerno. We hope that civilization and respect can become the prerogative of all ".We thank all those who have shown us solidarity in these sad and agitated hours, but it seems clear to us, now more than ever, that our life will continue far from Salerno. We hope that civilization and respect can become the prerogative of all ".We thank all those who have shown us solidarity in these sad and agitated hours, but it seems clear to us, now more than ever, that our life will continue far from Salerno. We hope that civilization and respect can become the prerogative of all ".   



La Salernitana


The news, released today by some press organs, aroused the reaction of Salernitana who stigmatized and condemned "the intimidating and offensive behaviors put in place in these hours by someone towards the relatives of the Pescara Calcio coach, the Mr. Gianluca Grassadonia ". 



"The distances" of the Municipality and of the Salernitana fans


The Municipality of Salerno, and the fans of Salernitana and the ultras groups, have distanced themselves from the incident. "Sport remains sport. And we - underlined the Councilor for Sport, Angelo Caramanno - distance ourselves from these idiots who have nothing to do with Salerno, Salerno, Salernitana. Nothing. Solidarity with Gianluca Grassadonia and his family in a personal capacity and in the name of the Administration ".



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