in 1970 riccardo de eccher takes over rizzani. ten years later, the construction of two segments of the carnia-tarvisio motorway marked the acquisition of technologies for prefabrication and launching of overhead bridges. these technologies will be constantly developed over the successive years and finally consolidated into deal s.r.l., a group affiliate specialized in advanced bridge construction technologies. in 1982 the first important overseas project of rizzani de eccher was acquired - five schools in algeria. in 1984 five landmark projects were acquired in what was then the soviet union, becoming the first registered western contractor in the soviet union, and marking the beginning of a successful expansion in russia. the following years were marked by a swift growth. the group's consolidated revenues grew from 37 billion lira in 1986 to 228 billion lira in 1990.