
Coni president Luciano Buonfiglio responded to criticism of the federal components' unanimous support for Giovanni Malagò for the possible administration of the FIGC, stating that decisions will be taken according to the rules with the help of jurists, and concluded by inviting everyone to enjoy the Italy-Belgium Nations League match.
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The president of the FIGC Giovanni Malagò received the support of all the federal components in the Council regarding the possible administration of the federation, a situation that has sparked debate in the Italian sporting world.
The support of the components in Malagò? And who doesn't support it? But we live in a sporting world that is based on rules that I don't invent. I get help from authoritative jurists who understand more than me and when the time comes we will decide. Thus the president of the CONI, Luciano Buonfiglio, to those who point out that the president of the FIGC, Giovanni Malagò, today received in the Council the support of all the federal components on the possible commissionership of the federation "Did Malagò feel betrayed? I deliberately said that education does not mean being afraid. Just as being friends does not allow us to be accomplices. Shall we clarify? Tonight we will see a good match, Italy must win at all costs and I want to enjoy it", he concluded Buonfiglio, entering the Olympic stadium to follow Italy-Belgium in the Nations League.

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