We believe the huge, unconditional loans by UniCredit Bank to AS (Associazione Sportiva) Roma represent a case of unfair competition: the bank keeps lending millions of euros every year to a football team that is accumulating debt over debt in times when that same bank won't allow loans to be issued - even at stricter conditions - to small, medium and big enterprises in need of financial help to survive. The result is that one football club is unfairly privileged over businesses that could help the Italian economy recover in a period of deep crisis. We also believe that the interests of UniCredit's shareholders are threatened by the bank's procedures in the AS Roma affair.

Perché si tratta innanzitutto di un caso di competizione sleale: vengono concessi a una società di calcio ingenti crediti - mai ripianati - che non verrebbero mai presi in considerazione per molte aziende piccole, medie e grandi in seria difficoltà, le quali - oltre a divenire adempienti - potrebbero alleviare il grave disagio economico e sociale del nostro paese. Inoltre, potrebbero essere messi a rischio anche gli investimenti degli azionisti della stessa UniCredit.