Naples is the location for the 38th America’s Cup in 2027 and Grant Dalton, joint CEO of Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand and America’s Cup Events expresses his gratitude to Italy. A ceremony in which Prime Minister Meloni welcomed the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup (the Trophy itself) at a ceremony in Rome. The magnificent setting of the Casino del Bel Respiro, commissioned by Pope Innocent X in 1644, in the grounds of Villa Pamphilj, was the outstanding and historic setting for the Minister for Sport and Youth, Andrea Abodi, on behalf of the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, to formally present the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup.