Tomorrow, Saturday 16 November, Borgosatollo will become the heart of padel with the highly anticipated first stage of the “Grand Slam Padel Show VIP”. An unmissable event for sports fans, which will feature some of the greatest legends of Italian football. The goal? Establish the strongest couple in padel among the former champions of the green rectangle. The theater of the challenges will be the Padel Max center in via Molino Vecchio managed by the Met Padel association.
Among the participants stand out names of absolute importance such as the world champions Luca Toni, Daniele De Rossi and Bruno Conti, flanked by stars such as Papu Gomez, Borja Valero, Simone Pesce, German Denis and many others, for a total of over 20 athletes ready to battle with rackets.
The tournament
Athletes are expected to arrive at 9am, with the pairs draw at 9.30am. The tournament will start at 10am, with the conclusion and awards ceremony set for 5pm.
The big names on the field
Luca Toni, Daniele De Rossi, Bruno Conti, Papu Gomez, Borja Valero, Simone Pesce, Stefano Fiore, Giampiero Maini, German Denis, Diego Perotti, Robert Acquafresca, Jadid, Mara Iuliano, Nicola Pozzi, Giuliano Giannichedda, Andrea Conti, Daniele Conti , Stefano Torrisi, Tomas Locatelli, Massimo Maccarone, Luca Ceccarelli, Nicola Amoruso, Alessio Cerci, Davide Moscardelli and Massimo Canini.
The words of the president of Met Padel, Monica Peli
“I am very enthusiastic that the organizers Bruno Conti and Andrea Antonini have chosen our reality and our structure for the first stage of such a prestigious tournament. Hosting the first stage of this competition fills us with pride. We are working with great commitment and we want to introduce padel to as many people as possible, especially children who we hope to see in ever greater numbers.”
