Abodi: Absence from Wimbledon? Even a minister gets a break...

Jannik Sinner won the Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz, but in the stands, Italy was clearly outnumbered by Spain, at least in terms of institutional presence. This difference was immediately noted, sparking controversy not only on social media. "It's an own goal for Italy," said Luana Zanella , leader of the AVS group in the Senate, while the Democratic Party's sports director,

Mauro Berruto , Democratic Party MP and former coach of the Italian men's national volleyball team, called the absence of government representatives "unfortunate, at this historic moment, and the absence of the CONI president shocking." "There were no members of the government, no institutions, and we're sorry about that. It would have been nice to be present.

The most important thing is to celebrate Sinner's victory", commented today the Minister for Sport and Youth, Andrea Abodi , to those who pointed out the absence of institutional representatives from Rome on Centre Court, where the ambassador to Great Britain, Inigo Lambertini , was present for Sinner, and the King of Spain Felipe and the Minister of the Interior of Madrid were cheering on Alcaraz.

"I witnessed Sinner's success from afar, unlike other times, I didn't go. Even a minister sometimes needs to take a break and spend a day with his family," Abodi added.

An explanation that Matteo Renzi , leader of the Italian National Youth League (IV), calls "ridiculous." The minister made no reference to the now tense relations with FITP president Binaghi, who had objected to the inclusion of binding rules for the Italian ATP Finals in the Sports Decree.