Great success for the first edition of the Cantù Basketball XMas Awards Grand Gala , an event strongly desired by vice president Walter Sgnaolin and conceived by general manager Alessandro Santoro.

Crucially, the support of Tabu, which made the elegant wooden awards, was present with Vice President Andrea Tagliabue, accompanied by his wife, and Daniela Tagliabue.

More than 160 guests gathered in the enchanting setting of Villa Argenta in Figino Serenza. Among the institutional dignitaries present: the Prefect of Como, Andrea Polichetti; the Questore of Como, Leonaro Biagioli; the President of the Regional Council of Lombardy, Alessandro Fermi; Regional Councilor Angelo Orsenigo; the Undersecretary with responsibility for Relations with the Regional Council, Fabrizio Turba; and the Mayor of Cantù, Alice Galbiati.

The selection of the most deserving sports entities and figures was entrusted to the evaluations of a committee composed of Cantur president Roberto Allievi, flagman Carlo Recalcati, journalist Edoardo Ceriani, former goalkeeper Simone Braglia and Luca Rossini, the club’s secretary general.

Gabriele Procida, a talent who grew up in PGC and is now withAlba Berlin , won the Basketball Award, ahead of Beatrice Del Pero(Virtus Bologna) and Laura Spreafico(Gernika Bizkaia). The Sports Award, on the other hand, saw Legabasket president Umberto Gandini present the award to Calcio Como 1907, represented by the general manager of the Larian club Carlalberto Ludi. The other nominees were volleyball player Simone Anzani(Lube Civitanova) and cyclist Davide Ballerini. As for the Sports with Social Purposes Award, the trophy was presented to Briantea84, which was present with board member Giorgia Marson and president Gianantonio Tomaselli. Touching was the moment when the late former Briantea84 patron Alfredo Marson was remembered, with the entire room standing up for a long applause. Awards were also given to Ice Club Como and Osha Como.

Lawyer Giuseppe Guzzetti was recognized as Person of the Year 2022 for his philanthropic efforts, while the Melotti High School of Art received a special award for its 100th anniversary. Lifetime Achievement Awards to: Giorgio Cattini, Pierluigi Marzorati and Antonello Riva.

Grand finale with the technical staff led by coach Meo Sacchetti and the entire A2 series roster on stage for the traditional Christmas greetings. President Allievi, together with vice presidents Sgnaolin and Sergio Paparelli, then wanted to extend special thanks to all the sponsors of Pallacanestro Cantù.