The National Figiano obtained the extinction of its criminal trial after a rehabilitation path. The aggression was born for an incomprehension to a control

Ivan Malfatto

23 July – 9:53 pm – MILAN

There are stories of redemption in sport, not only in rugby, which are worth more than a decisive goal marked or a won championship. Like that of the Third Russian Nasove line (29 -year -old Figiano warrior and 100 kilos for 1.95, 3 postcode in the national team, 1 in the Barbarians), the extinction of his criminal trial for the carabinieri punched in Reggio Emilia and the re -educational path (not only punitive) that has led him these days to return to the team at Valorugby Emilia, for the Serie A season.

the story

Arrived in Reggio in the summer of 2023, the player made himself the protagonist of a serious episode: in December during a check, also due to the difficulties of understanding the language, he hit the carabinieri of patrol who to stop him, given the mountain of muscles, had to resort to the use of the Taser. The arrest is followed. The Valorugby, after demanding the immediate apologies from the player to the military, chose to keep it in the squad under two conditions: a salary cut and performance of 100 hours of volunteering at the Gast APS, an association that deals with sports promotion to fragile people.

the process

In the meantime, assisted by the lawyer Alessandro Nizzoli, Nasove has faced the criminal trial with a spirit of collaboration and sharing towards all the provisions of the magistrate, who provided for the test with another 100 hours of volunteering at the Gast APS, the apologies to the military and the commitment to continue the practice of sport on a professional level giving an example of rigor and correctness, with the control of social services. On July 22, a year and a half after the turbulent night, the trial ended with the verification that all the prescriptions have been respected. Indeed, the player continues to volunteer with commitment and enthusiasm. So the crime was extinct.

new life

In the meantime, he has been reached in Italy by his wife and daughter. He had an experience on loan to zebras in the United Rugby Championship (10 appearances). Now he returns to Valorugby Emilia under the orders of coach Marcello Violi (former national team) for the championship. The Emilian team is one of the strongest and most structured, for Rosa and spending budget, but has never managed to win a championship, a goal declared for years. It came to the maximum in the semifinal in the playoffs. The next tournament begins on 11 October. With the contribution of his giant Figiano will finally succeed? Seeing Valorugby in the final on May 30, perhaps thanks to a decisive destination for nasove, would be the perfect completion of this history of redemption.

the sentences

“Nasove he realized his mistakes and undertook to remedy them, without calculations or reserves – explains the lawyer Nizzoli -. The carabinieri who accepted his apologies, the club that kept him in the squad continuing to believe in him and the judge who allowed him to extinguish his crime, gave him confidence. Gast APS acquired an energetic and enthusiastic volunteer”. “Rugby is confirmed as a sport that makes loyalty and discipline indispensable requirements, even before technique and strength – says a note of valorugby – in a world that seems to us animated by selfishness and arrogance this story testifies to something different: what responsibility, sacrifice and trust can make the difference. We are more than certain that it will be able to repay this trust not only within the field, but above all outside”.



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