The race to vote in the FIGC, Malagò-Galliani, the challenge is open

The War of the Worlds. With Giovanni Malagò and Adriano Galliani as candidates, the race for the presidency of the FIGC is officially open in view of the elective assembly scheduled for 14 December. The Forza Italia senator deposits the folder for the candidacy, containing the accreditation from Aic and Aiac, the membership of Enotria 1908, his agenda and the various necessary declarations.

Yesterday the former number one of CONI did the same, with his membership at Aniene and the eleven signatures of the Serie A clubs. Meanwhile, the candidacies for federal councilor are also arriving in the Football Federation, and for Serie A there is also that of the president of Lazio, Claudio Lotito. In the background of the race for the presidency, a small mystery, which has already emerged in recent days but is now on record: Genoa appears in both documents. Il Grifone, in fact, had first signed for Galliani, only to then send a certified e-mail of revocation with a warning to 'change party' and support Malagò. A strategic move, that of Galliani who attached to his documents deposited in via Allegri the original signature of Genoa, irrelevant for him, but which in his intentions evidently raises a doubt about the candidacy of Malagò, who among the 11 signatures also includes that of the rossoblù.

It will be up to the newly created nomination supervision commission, led by Brigadier General Vincenzo Parrinello, who has all the documents on the case in hand, to unravel the mess. For his part, Malagò is calm. Two names, two sides and above all a geography of consensus still to be defined, in which the weight of the federal components will be decisive. It is no coincidence that the discussions between the candidates and the electorate are constant, in the logic of finding alignments on political programs. One of the cards could find a way to review the discipline on sports restrictions and the review of the reward system for the LND, fundamental with its 34%. But, in the meantime, the tussle is also breaking out for the Federal Council in Serie A: five men for three available elective seats, in addition to that rightfully belonging to the president of the League.

Claudio Lotito surprises everyone and presents himself as a candidate for the Federal Council after missing the last two electoral rounds. But not only that. Because Lecce's owner, Saverio Sticchi Damiani, is also running. The other names in question are Giuseppe Marotta, Stefano Campoccia and Giorgio Chiellini, already councilors in the previous composition. A surprise move by Lotito who thus returns to focus on a role in the Football Federation after having been part of it until February 2025. The Lazio-Reggina timeshare could become a thorny topic if the Amaranths, currently first in Serie D together with Sambiese, were to return to the professional ranks, thus violating the current regulation. The war of the worlds, in fact, between regulations and rules to be interpreted.