Salernitana, Busso: predestined for the club’s presidency

The smile shown upon arrival is that of the great occasions, the vigorous embrace with the ad Maurizio Milan at the end of the match it’s pure impulse and adrenaline. In the middle the message of encouragement to the coach John Martusciello, read by the trainer himself in a press conference, and an already iconic image: fingers in the mouth for an “old school” Trapattoni whistle. The first of Roberto Busso as president of the Salerno Gabetti’s CEO who succeeded him will hardly forget it Danilo Iervolino at the helm of the club after the resignation of the entrepreneur from Palma Campania.

A whirlwind of emotions, and not only for a photo-finish comeback against Cittadella, but also for a debut that the entire fan base looked at with curiosity. “It went well”he said, perhaps with an even more disruptive smile, leaving the Arechi after the 90th minute, arriving near via Allende around 7pm, accompanied by Ferdinand Elephant, another man from the “sport” branch of the real estate group waiting to join the “temporary management” of the Granata. Then the first rendezvous with the team and with Martusciello on the sidelines, escorted, also in this case, by Milan. Yet Roberto Busso had already walked on the Arechi pitch on June 8, on the occasion of the Serie A – Operazione Nostalgia gathering, an event capable of bringing champions of the caliber of Totti, Baggio e Zanetti, sponsored by Gabetti himself.

And who knows, maybe something had already moved two months ago, when near one of the two benches, in the company of other managers including Anthony De Luca, and Ferdinando Elefante himself, scrutinized far and wide the state of the art of a stadium awaiting restyling. The most unusual behind-the-scenes story, however, concerns the press conference to present the event, held in the Town Hall on May 3. After the pleasantries, Busso himself took the floor and explained why Salerno was chosen, also thanks to the participation of Arthur of Naples, also joined Gabetti Sport. Praising the passion of an entire people, that of the hippocampus, the current president of Salernitana revealed how in the past, at the time of the management Lotito-Mezzaroma, accompanied a representative of a foreign fund interested in investing in Italian football to visit the city but above all to watch a Bersagliera match live, remaining struck by a “very South American” passion of the fans. The negotiation, which should have been led by Busso himself, did not come to fruition, the two former co-owners were not inclined, at least at the time, to sell the company, then the promotion branded Beavers changed all the scenarios. Scenarios that were repeated almost five years later, with Iervolino replacing Lotito (the two have known each other since their time at Pegaso), and an overly detailed analysis already made at the time on all the things that had not worked at Salernitana (coming from a relegation that had occurred a few days earlier).

Who knows, maybe last May Busso was already studying to be president…