
The Azerbaijani energy company will be a partner of the Italian national teams from 2027 to 2030
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and the Azerbaijani energy company Socar have signed a global partnership agreement that will link the group to the Italian national teams from 2027 to 2030, with the option of extension until 2032.
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Socar acquired Italiana Petroli (IP) in May prior to signing the agreement.
FIGC and SOCAR have signed a cooperation agreement under which the national energy company of Azerbaijan will be the global energy partner of the Italian national teams from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2030, with the possibility of extending the partnership until 2032.
The agreement was signed by the presidents of the Football Federation and Socar, Giovanni Malagò and Rovshan Najaf, and, the FIGC reports, represents an agreement of great strategic value for the entire Italian football movement, strengthening the international positioning of the Federation and confirming the ability of Italian football to attract partners of global importance. This is a partnership built on vision, continuity and ambition, with a perspective that can extend beyond the initial four years. Socar is one of the largest integrated energy groups globally and last May acquired Italiana Petroli (IP), one of the main Italian energy operators.

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