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De Laurentiis will donate part of Napoli-Milan gate receipts to Amatrice earthquake victims
Rather than watch from the sidelines, however, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has decided to act, and donate part of the gate receipts from this weekend's primetime Matchday 2 clash to aid the victims.
See his tweets below, which we've translated here:
"I am as devastated as anyone to hear about this tragedy. I know the affected towns well, I used to spend a lot of time there when I was a child.
"I have therefore decided to donate part of the Napoli-Milan ticket money to aid the communities affected. The funds' usage will be agreed upon with the Italian Civil Defence".
Come tutti sono sconvolto dalla tragedia del terremoto. Conosco bene quei paesi, da bambino ci passavo tanto tempo con la famiglia (cont)
— AurelioDeLaurentiis (@ADeLaurentiis) 25 agosto 2016
Ho deciso di devolvere una parte dell'incasso di Napoli-Milan in favore delle popolazioni colpite (continua)
— AurelioDeLaurentiis (@ADeLaurentiis) 25 agosto 2016
L'utilizzo dei fondi sarà definito di comune accordo con la Protezione Civile. #ADL
— AurelioDeLaurentiis (@ADeLaurentiis) 25 agosto 2016
