Sunday, March 13, 2011

Earthquake in Japan, Zaccheroni returns to Italy

TOKYO, March 12 - Alberto Zaccheroni, coach of Japan national soccer team, has left Japan for Italy along with his four colleagues, to reassure the family after the earthquake that devastated the country. "First of all I wish to offer sincere condolences to the victims of this earthquake - said the technical Romagna in a communiqué issued by the Japan Football Association -.

Our families in Italy are concerned about our security after the damage caused by the earthquake. With the permission of the federation, we have decided to return to Italy to reassure our loved ones. " The return date in Japan of Zaccheroni and his staff has not yet been decided, but the coach of the 'Blue Samurai' will hold a press conference Thursday to announce the squad for the friendly against Montenegro and New Zealand, fixed respectively to 25 and 29 March in Tokyo and Shizuoka.

"I want to return as soon as possible - has said the Italian coach, quickly became an idol of local fans - to work together again to the people of Japan." FROM TOKYO TO OSAKA AND THEN TO ITALY - Zaccheroni, based on what has been learned, started in the evening from Tokyo Haneda and Osaka to reach Italy with a stopover in the peninsula of Arabia.

The coach Romagna, among others, had planned to attend celebrations in Tokyo prepared for 150/mo anniversary of the Unification of Italy, Puccini's Tosca at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conducted by Zubin Mehta at the NHK Hall, the largest auditorium in Japan.

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