"There are still some preconceptions because football has long been a man's world, says Claudia Rizzo, but I think things are changing. Women can bring a different point of view, an added value even in this field."
"I want to prove that women can lead in football just as they do in any other field."
"I started out as a small entrepreneur in the agricultural sector with my family, in Noto, Sicily, she says. At the same time, I began working in our family's medical clinics, so my main fields were healthcare and agriculture. Football, though, has always been a real passion of mine as a fan. Then this opportunity came along, thanks to my family, and I decided to take it. At this age, I think it's right to take chances and throw yourself into things; that's how it was for me in agriculture too. You're not born a farmer or an entrepreneur, you become one."
Claudia Rizzo became president of Ternana Calcio at age 23, the first woman in the club’s hundred-year history to hold the role. The Villa Claudia group, headed by her family, operates private healthcare clinics and has expanded into sport and agriculture. Rizzo built experience as an agricultural entrepreneur in Noto while working in family medical clinics and maintaining a long-standing passion for football. The club acquisition is tied to a planned €80 million investment to construct a new Liberati Stadium and an adjacent private clinic, creating a modern sports-healthcare hub. The project faces bureaucratic, political and financial hurdles but remains central to the group's long-term vision to root the club in the city.
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