Save Siracusa by April 14: Elicona brings a consortium and meets with the mayor

Today in Syracuse, a meeting took place between entrepreneur Lino Elicona — who has returned from Romania, where he has been residing for years — and the mayor Francesco Italia. This meeting is considered crucial for defining the feasibility of the rescue operation for Syracuse football. Elicona had received an exploratory mandate from the president of the club, Alessandro Ricci, to gauge the interest of business groups willing to invest in the city project.

In recent weeks, Elicona has met with “many small businesses” willing to join a “medium-term” project that ensures continuity for the club. “They expressed general willingness — he explains —. The enthusiasm around the team helps: a lot of people at the stadium, discussions in bars, great interest.” However, the entrepreneur specifies that now “the ball technically passes to Ricci”, who will have to decide whether to sell or continue leading the club.

According to Elicona, the identified group is not made up of temporary managers but of partners ready to invest with realism and continuity: “They are ready to ensure continuity for Syracuse. To save the colors, the history, and the love for football in the city.” But to proceed, clear corporate and legal conditions are needed, along with the support, on a political-relational level, from Mayor Italia, whom Elicona has indicated as a possible facilitator of the agreement.

However, the situation remains marked by urgency: nearly 500,000 euros would be needed by April 14, the date of a federal deadline that, if not met, would result in exclusion from the championship and removal from the federal records. “We need to act quickly — warns Elicona —. Ricci is someone who has given his all for Syracuse, that must be acknowledged, but today it seems he does not have the conditions to continue.”

For his part, President Ricci, to whom Elicona communicated the availability of the group with a letter delivered to the mayor on March 16, has not made any definitive decisions: in recent days, his only interlocutor has been the mayor. In the coming days, new meetings are scheduled between Elicona, the involved entrepreneurs, and the mayor, in the hope of quickly defining an operational framework that avoids the specter of federal exclusion.

Meanwhile, the fan base and the city remain in apprehension: the project, if supported and formalized, could represent a solution not only economic but also institutional to preserve the club and the bond with the local sports community.