Mister Pisacane receives the “Elisa Nivola Award”

A recognition of the human and sporting journey, the values ​​of loyalty and correctness and the ability to transmit positive principles to the new generations. Fabio Pisacane, coach of Cagliari, received the second edition of the Elisa Nivola Award in the section dedicated to Sport.

The award ceremony was held on Saturday, November 14, at Sa Manifattura in Cagliari. The award, established in memory of Sardinian educator Elisa Nivola, celebrates individuals who stand out for the innovative, cultural, and educational value of their work.

“I thank the president Maria Dolores Picciau, the organizing committee and all those who decided to reward me today with this prestigious recognition”, the words of Pisacane on stage, in the evening presented by the journalist of L’Unione Sarda Francesca Figus, with the award presented by her colleague Fabiano Gaggini. “I dedicate it to my children present in the room today, as a coach and as a father the word education is always at the forefront of my thoughts and it is a crucial aspect in the daily life of a parent and a coach, when you are dealing with people and young people in particular. If I think back to 2011 and what happened I have to go back to the teachings of my parents, who always told me that honesty is the most important dress and you must always wear it, especially when it costs you something. Being compared to a very important figure like Elisa Nivola makes me really proud and gives a further sense of responsibility in wanting to improve every day by aiming to make as few mistakes as possible in one’s life, on a professional and non-professional level”.

Pisacane’s award is primarily motivated by his story, both on and off the field, held up as an example of ethics, integrity, and pedagogical value. A career marked by courage and consistency, one of its most significant examples was his 2011 act of sporting loyalty, which earned the Rossoblu coach the title of FIFA Ambassador for Clean Football and, in 2016, the recognition of “Footballer of the Year” by the British newspaper The Guardian.

A recognition that also takes on a particular meaning for the Club, which has always been attentive to the educational and social dimension of sport and to the value of the people who, through their example, contribute to transmitting its most authentic principles.

The Elisa Nivola Award, now in its second edition, also involves other areas of culture and society, from journalism to research, from entertainment to art, from entrepreneurship to music, publishing and cinema. Among the winners include Paolo Di Giannantonio, Franco La Cecla, Rita Atzeri, Ugo Collu, Alberto Cellino, Simone Onnis, the Rubbettino publishing house and Francesco Piras.