Emirates Team New Zealand. Yesterday we had already won the America’s Cup.

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From euphoria to disappointment. Exclusively, we followed up with Matteo de Nora, the president of Team New Zealand, in the key days of the last America’s Cup. A Cup that already seemed to be in the hands of the Kiwis and instead Oracle snatched it from them with an incredible comeback.
Pretend you don’t know how the 34th America’s Cup ended. We are in San Francisco, who is that man there? Is Grant Dalton, the Boss. What about that other one, standing next to him? is mystery man, as the New Zealand Herald dubbed him. Principal, that is, a kind of president of Emirates Team New Zealand. But we know him, his name is Matteo de Nora….
THE ENTRANCE TO THE BASE
Arrive at the Kiwi base along the Frisco waterfront south of the city. I pass the barrier grid inside a black SUV with smoked, Cia-like windows. The bodyguard gives us a sign of understanding, recognizing the team car. Parking. On one side is the guest reception area, with Emirates hostesses who are a sight to behold. A flood of people, most invited by sponsors. On the forecourt is the AC72, the catamaran-monster, hanging in the sky, hooked to a crane. Just beyond, the tricolor flies over the neighboring Luna Rossa base. On this side, however, is the shed with the rigid respect sail, some engineers lined up to explain to team friends how this miracle of technology works. Also doing the honors is Jacky Ickx, the unforgettable Belgian Ferrari driver and friend of de Nora. And then, there are the team containers.
We almost tiptoe in. The usual sign, only insiders can enter. The Principal leads the way, he knows the secret code for the gate and opens it with two or three pushes. We go straight to his office, but I can’t plug my eyes. There is the whole team eating in the “kitchen,” in religious silence, lifting their heads from time to time-as if they were one body-to hear what the Boss has to say. Dalton is sitting on one of the tables, looking rather tense, but it is known that his face is carved in the Oceans and he rarely smiles, especially when under pressure. He catches sight of us, moves an eyebrow imperceptibly in greeting.

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