The general director of Atalanta cited the friendship between Malinovsky and Miranchuk as an example

MOSCOW, Mar 1 Umberto Marino, CEO of the Italian football club Atalanta said that the friendship between Russian Alexei Miranchuk and Ukrainian Ruslan Malinovsky, who play in the club from Bergamo, is an example of how relations between these countries should develop. Miranchuk has been playing for Atalanta since 2020, Malinovsky has been playing in the club since 2019 . On Monday, team midfielder Matteo Pessina wrote on Instagram that after the start of the escalation of the conflict between the countries, the players hugged at the club base. «This is a sincere friendship between two guys representing two very similar peoples. It is a mirror of reality. Russia and Ukraine are one country, if you like. The friendship between these two guys is an example of how things should be, «quotes Marino Calciomercato. «They are experiencing this moment in a special way, we must respect the state of these guys because of the events that concern the whole world, added the general director of Atalanta.