On the occasion of his visit to Puglia for the 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Minister of Sport Andrea Abodi also stopped at the PalaPentassuglia in Brindisi, where he was greeted with wide eyes by the President of the Happy Casa Nando Marino and by the Mayor Riccardo Rossi with the goal in the construction of the new arena that will be available for the games: “A few meters from here, I would like to say, the new Arena will emerge, which will respond to new needs of contemporaneity, accessibility, energy efficiency, technology and security. The New Arena will be a piece new be sporting heritage that enriches the city, embellished by basketball that cultivates ambitions and it is right that he does the same for his home.The hope is that this experience, as well as others, for example Cantù, will bring benefits to the territory and will persuade others to follow the same path.As far as the budget is concerned, next week we will join the l local institutions are deciding how best we can work together to try and get everything done in the little time we have left.”
This is how President Marino comments on the construction of the new arena: “We look to the future with renewed optimism and the presence of the mayor gives us hope that the cornerstone will not be long in coming”.
