05.06.2019
For the fifth straight year, Banca Intesa will support the organization of Italia Soccer Camp in Serbia, this year in partnership with insurance company DDOR Novi Sad. The camp will provide boys and girls aged 7-14 with a unique opportunity to learn about the skills and secrets of this sport by working with the best Italian coaches.
A press conference was organized at the Italian Cultural Centre to announce the fifth season of Italian Soccer Camp, with speakers such as H.E. Carlo Lo Cascio, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to Serbia, Draginja Đurić, President of the Executive Board of Banca Intesa, Giorgio Marchegiani, Chairman of the Executive Board of DDOR Novi Sad, Marco Schembri, CEO of World Camp International Srl, the Italian company organizing the Camp, Rosario Strano, Chief Operating Officer of Intesa Sanpaolo Group, Vittorio Petrone, soccer manager of Roberto Baggio and Roberto Baggio himself, the legendary Italian football player, while the conference was moderated by famous Serbian journalist and sports commentator Aleksandar Stojanović.
Once again this year, the three most talented camp participants will get an opportunity to visit Italy and attend the Italia Soccer Camp Day, together with kids from other countries. Young football players will get to hang out for three days at the Coverciano Academy training ground, and boys and girls who get selected will not only get to enjoy the trainings, matches, special courses, visiting the Italian Football Museum and a Serie A match, but they will also get to experience other interesting content, through which they will learn the secrets of football, receive practical advice and acquire numerous skills that make real football superstars.
The camp will take place from June 24-28, 2019 at the football courts in Ada Ciganlija, Belgrade, and it will include technical, physical and tactical trainings. The Italia Soccer Camp, recognized among the public for its educational and fun character, is a project which gathers former Italian national football team members. This year, during the last week of June, as many as five top-level Italian coaches will hang out with the young football prospects, teaching them the secrets of the art of football.