We all feel the same Inter: Davide's roar at San Siro
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— Dec 13th 2023To mark the National Day of the Blind, this is the experience of a Nerazzurri fan who has been blind since birth but who follows Inter's matches from stands at the Meazza through Roberto Scarpini's radio commentary
Feeling Inter, feeling it inside you. Inter 4-0 Udinese was a real show for all Nerazzurri fans. Four goals and plenty of celebrations on the pitch and in the stands, where there was also Davide. 22 years old and at the side of his mum, Erica.
Davide has been blind since birth, but this doesn't stop him attending Inter's matches at San Siro. He gets excited, he celebrates, he suffers and he experiences pure, unbridled joy. During the match, in amongst the roar of the stadium, the chants of the fans and the voices of those on the pitch and in the stands, he makes use of one of the services Inter offers as part of the Club's Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
It's called Audio Descriptive Commentary, which is provided in collaboration with CAFE (Centre for Access to Football in Europe, a UEFA CSR partner) and the Institute for the Blind of Milano. When Inter take to the pitch at home, blind or visually impaired fans at the stadium can listen to radio commentary of the match.
Together with the noise generated by the crowd at San Siro, Roberto Scarpini's voice thus guides Davide and other visually impaired fans through the 90 minutes.
“We’re now in the fourth season of the “San Siro per tutti” (“San Siro for all”) project. Thanks also to Inter’s support, more and more visually impaired people are going to the stadium, having fun and mingling with other spectators. Among the many initiatives aimed at full integration, this is one of the most deserving of attention because, in particular, it attracts many blind and visually impaired young people who, through sport, are trying to grow and make their way in life.”
Rodolfo Masto, Presidente Fondazione Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano Onlus
Inter is also involved in an LIS (Italian Sign Language) project, which sees the Club work together with the ENS (National Deaf Association) and Lombardy Regional Council to translate pre-match conferences into sign language.