FIGC: Malagò files candidacy with 11 signatures A, Fir tops the balance

Giovanni Malagò files his candidacy for the presidency of the FIGC with the Football Federation. In support of the current commissioner, eleven Serie A clubs. Also attached are the programmatic document on the activity of the Football Federation for the four-year Olympic period and the documentation required by the federal statute: from the copy of the membership to the declaration of absence of situations of conflict of interest or incompatibility, up to the criminal record certificates and pending charges.

The match for the presidency of the FIGC thus enters the decisive phase. The sprint between Malagò and Adriano Galliani will have to deal with the weight of the components and, above all, with the position of the National Amateur League. President Giancarlo Abete, defeated in June by Malagò himself, remains on the sidelines for now, aware that the consensus of his own component is decisive: the 34% dowry is tempting for everyone. A waiting position, but anything but passive: the objective is to listen to the programs of the two candidates and obtain maximum guarantees on requests and prospects.

The axis with Serie B and Serie C is consolidated through continuous updates between the parties, but the weight of the Lnd alone is almost double the sum of the two higher categories, 6 and 12% respectively. Malagò can count on the eleven signatures collected in Serie A, a component worth 18%, while Galliani has the support of players and coaches on his side, a total of 30%. Meanwhile, Marco Brunelli lets the leagues know that he would not be available to remain as general secretary of the FIGC if the former CEO of Milan and Monza were to win, despite their excellent and long-standing relationship: the reason would be found in the support of Aic and Aiac for Galliani, i.e. the same members who would nominate Giancarlo Viglione for that role.

The path towards December 14th is long, tortuous and unpredictable. If the president of Torino, Urbano Cairo, among the most vocal in favor of the current FIGC commissioner, invites the six undecided clubs to "find unity", from Juventus, precisely among those who have not yet taken a position, comes the request for a discussion on the contents. "They are two prominent people and personalities - underlines the CEO, Giovanni Carnevali -. We will have time to evaluate and see their programs. We must also listen to all the other components: we want to make a contribution to improve and to support the new federal president". The filing of the candidatures represents the first formal step: now Malagò and Galliani will have to transform their respective adhesions into a broader consensus: the LND, as often happens, will tip the balance.