Overview
- Vittorio Petrone brought a physical copy of “Rinnovare il futuro” onto the Cronache di spogliatoio video podcast, where only a few pages were shown to viewers.
- The 900-page plan from 2011–2012 proposes 100 Federal Training Centers that use one shared method and rely on specialist teachers rather than coaches focused on results.
- The document details tech-led oversight by the FIGC’s technical sector, including cameras and Deltatre systems to verify that training sessions follow federation guidelines.
- Petrone says the project budgeted about €10 million for the first three years with clubs contributing €40,000 to €50,000 each, yet funding never arrived and Roberto Baggio resigned in January 2013.
- He blames resistance inside the federation, especially the amateur league and the coaches’ association, while the full dossier remains unavailable and its brief airing has renewed debate over Italy’s youth pipeline.