Grandson of Raul Gardini, a successful entrepreneur, Ignazio bought the Romagna club in June 2024 with the ambition of bringing it to Serie A. Now the blow – especially in the media – of the former Brazilian star
It was a May evening seventeen years ago. Annie Karni, the New York Post correspondent, caught them at Cipriani Downtown, their place on West Broadway. May wore a tailored suit with all four buttons done. While Ignazio, his brother, was wearing a navy blue linen suit with suspenders and a monogrammed shirt. The Cips, that’s what they called them. “Do we get bored going to the same places every night? Never. If I were already bored now, what would I do for the rest of my life?”, said Ignazio. This is the story of the birth of an empire. Big capital has something to do with it (yes: money, exactly that), the most beautiful cities in the world, great ambitions. And a place, Ravenna, which has a vocation for the caput mundi. There hasn’t been a dull moment in those parts for centuries.