The parquet of the facility of the Cittadella dello Sport named after Luigino Fassino. The ceremony before the friendly between Bertram and Olimpia Milano
To increase the anticipation for the friendly match that Bertram will face Wednesday 4 September 18:30 against theEA7 Emporio Armani Milan another piece of news is added, which touches the most intimate sphere of Derthona Basketball. The official opening for a basketball game of the facility of the Sports Citadel “Pietro and Marcellino Gavio” di Tortona, in the presence of the three-time Italian champions in charge, will coincide with theparquet naming where the challenge will take place Luigino Fassino, a monument to the black and white club, of which he was a player, sports director, general manager, CEO and, in the last days of his life, honorary president. The tribute ceremony will take place a few minutes before the start of the match.
WHO WAS LUIGINO FASSINO “Your example of yesterday will be the strength of our tomorrow”. The phrase, written in capital letters on our official website, explains well the legacy left by Luigino. For over thirty years he identified his life with that of the club, taking it from the minors to play in arenas where the history of Italian basketball and beyond was written. A profound connoisseur of players, he had reached the peak of his career with the conquest of the Serie A2, defined by himself as a "dream" for the structures and resources available to the Company, which was followed by the further joy of winning the Coppa Italia A2 in 2018, before leaving us in February 2019 at the age of 72. Only death could break, at least physically, the umbilical cord that united him to Derthona. The association of the club with him was automatic, even at a federal level, where his figure was seen as an institution, as well as among many managers around Italy. With the black and white colours he was a true love, a point of reference for those he defined as his "boys", once players, today also become top managers of the Bertram Serie A, after having learned from him those principles of correctness, prudence, good economic management and familiarity of relationships with which he has always characterized his presence in Tortona sport.The best part of Derthona”, the president defined it Marco Picchi, one of his boys. Luigino Fassino is also a Bronze Star for Sporting Merit from CONI.
