Overview
- Italy’s players’ and coaches’ unions endorsed Giovanni Malagò on Thursday, joining Serie A in a coordinated push for his FIGC bid.
- With those groups on board, AFP reports Malagò commands about 48% of the weighted vote and still needs an absolute majority to win.
- FIGC ballots are split by sector, with coaches and players together holding 30% and Serie A about 18%, which makes coalition math decisive.
- The amateur league (LND) controls 34% and has not publicly backed a candidate, a gap that could determine whether Malagò or Giancarlo Abete prevails.
- Malagò says he will decide by the end of next week whether to run, with nominations due May 13 and the election set for June 22, and the winner must hire a new coach and drive reforms as UEFA presses Italy over outdated stadiums before Euro 2032.