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Pozzo: "Celebrating the greatest man in this club's history"

Di Natale: "I wish I could score more in the last four matches. Getting an access to the Europa League would feel like winning the Scudetto".

[ 02.05.2013 ]

Earlier this afternoon the press conference was held to deliver the statuettes - made by Idea Prototipi with a coloured resin inserted in a solid (“solid what”?) of crystalline transparency - that portray the 150th goal scored by Antonio Di Natale for Udinese, scored at the Adriatico stadium in Pescara on the 3rd of March 2013. A brief speech by Udinese President Franco Soldati introduced the Friulian company: "Idea Prototipi is known worldwide for their patents and activities. It's also thanks to one of this company's ideas if we are here today to celebrate our captain".

Idea Prototipi - company set in Basiliano by Massimo Agostini, which had "frozen" Totò's shoes on the occasion of the captain's 100th goal - has "capped" the captain in its laboratory, situated inside the Area Science Park (Padriciano) where the captain underwent a special treatment. Di Natale was photographed using a special technology that allows (“a”?) tridimensional scan with structured light. "It is an important achievement, even I didn't think I could make it - said the Friulian top scorer -. I wish I could score more in the last four matches. Getting an access to the Europa League would feel like winning the Scudetto".

"After 27 years of football it is an honour to be here to give the well-deserved credit to the greates (“greatest”?) player Udinese has ever had in its 100-years-long history (“100-year-long-history”?)- said Udinese chairman Gianpaolo Pozzo proudly -. Totò is 35, but he doesn't show them (show what? Should be “But he doesn’t show his age”?). He is in perfect condition and he still has so much to show us! I hope his actions can become even more famous in the new stadium. He's a great champion, a great person, as his feelings prove" (???).

Idea Prototipi made two copies of the same object: one was given to Antonio Di Natale, the other will be put up for auction. The money raised will be given to Udinese's non-profit organization "Udinese for Life": "It is an honour to give our technology to a noble cause - said Massimo Agostini -. Perhaps with the new stadium we will be able to have a museum full of statuettes of Udinese's greatest champions".

The auction starts next Saturday on Ebay and ends two weeks later: "Our non-profit organization will use the money to continue our project of assistance to those less fortunate - said Udinese for Life president Andrea Bonfini -. We are celebrating the splendid actions of a sportsman, but also his great heart".

The Udinese Club Association - promoter of the initiative together with Idea Prototipi - took part to the event (“took part in the event”?) through its president, Edy Morandini: "We indeed hope the money raised will be adequate to (“for”?) such an incredible work of both artistic and sports value. And we are already thinking of a project for his 200th goal…".