From Friday 7 November, Un Gol per la Ricerca (A Goal for Research) returns, a historic campaign that this year is part of the packed calendar of events celebrating the 60th anniversary of the AIRC Foundation. Football champions, Serie A Enilive teams and the Azzurri are joining forces with over 5,400 researchers to take to the field for research. This truly united effort by the world of football has been made possible thanks to the invaluable support of FIGC, Lega Calcio Serie A, Enilive and AIA, as well as the support of the sports media.
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The kick-off for Un Gol per la Ricerca is scheduled for Friday, 7 November, during the Pisa-Cremonese match (Cetilar Arena, 8.45 p.m.), the first match of the eleventh day of the championship, and will continue across all Serie A Enilive pitches until the World Cup qualifying matches between Moldova and Italy on Thursday 13th and Italy and Norway on Sunday 16th November. Players, coaches and referees invite fans and enthusiasts to join the team of those who believe in research by scoring lots of goals to make cancer increasingly treatable through donations by text message or landline call to 45521 or by credit card at airc.it
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The extraordinary AIRC team is led by Gianluigi Buffon and includes researchers, volunteers, ambassadors, partners, donors and people who have faced the disease.
Important confirmations also came from AIRC ambassadors Francesco Acerbi, Lorenzo De Silvestri and Claudio Marchisio. All are ready to wear the AIRC jersey once again to renew their commitment alongside scientists and promote awareness messages on prevention and the value of research through their social media channels. AIRC is the leading non-profit funder of cancer research in Italy, providing approximately 70% of the total funds allocated to competitive research. These investments contribute to producing tangible results. Today, the chances of recovery have increased significantly: around 50% of people who receive a diagnosis can be cured. However, the incidence of many types of cancer is still high: last year, there were over 390,000 new diagnoses in our country alone, more than a thousand a day. This is why it is necessary to continue investing to ensure continuity and adequate funding for the work of doctors and researchers committed to developing methods for increasingly early diagnosis and more effective treatments. (Source: AIOM, Cancer figures in Italy 2024)
From the champions of the green rectangle to the virtual fields of the many Fantacalcio® fans. Quadronica, publisher of the Fantacalcio.it portal, in collaboration with Lega Calcio Serie A, confirms its support for the AIRC Foundation’s Un Gol per la Ricerca (A Goal for Research) campaign by involving its large community. From 10 to 16 November, the Leghe Fantacalcio app will feature AIRC-branded virtual pitches with LED displays around the edge of the pitch and will invite its users to donate via a dedicated pop-up.
The only way to win the game against cancer is for everyone to play on the same team and aim to score goals for research that cures.