Malagò FIGC case, possible commissionership: the decision at CONI today

However, one of the issues that was debated in the days leading up to the vote concerns the possible actual number of participants in the resolution. The Council is made up of 17 members: the President Luciano Buonfiglio, the vice presidents Diana Bianchedi and Marco Di Paola, the general secretary Carlo Mornati, the IOC members Giovanni Malagò and Federica Pellegrini, the managers Tania Cagnotto, Giovanni Copioli, Francesco Ettorre, Laura Lunetta and Francesco Montini, the representatives of the athletes Giampaolo Ricci and Valentina Rodini, the representatives of the technicians Elisabet Spina, the Representative of the Regional Committees Massimo Riva, that of the Territorial Committees Domenico Ignozza and that of the Sports Promotion Bodies Juri Morico. The general secretary Mornati does not vote, as does Malagò himself. The position of other figures is uncertain, from vice-president Bianchedi, who held the position of head of delegation of the Italian national team from 17 to 30 September last, to that of Spina, Montini, Lunetta and Ricci, who in recent weeks have been reported for possible conflicts of interest.

How the Commissioner is chosen

Once the commissionership has been decided, the CONI Board will propose the name to the Federal Council which will then be ratified. At the same time as the profile, the objectives of his mandate and also a time horizon for work are decided, even if there are no regulatory limits. The last FIGC commissioner was Roberto Fabbricini in 2018, appointed by the Coni council chaired by Malagò himself.

Serie A's support for Malagò

On the eve of the CONI Council, the support of the Serie A League also arrived for the current federal president: "The Lega Calcio Serie A dissociates itself and distances itself from the apparent legal dispute of which it does not understand the legal foundations and the political reasons. Giovanni Malagò, candidate primarily from Serie A, was elected by a wide margin and Serie A itself continues to show its complete support. While respecting the principles and rules of the Federation and CONI, the Lega Calcio Serie A considers the commissionership to be entirely inappropriate, also because it could lead football into chaos, in a very delicate phase, in light of the clear position expressed by UEFA, respect for the autonomy of Italian football is recommended and hoped for."