Overview
- At a Milan meeting, clubs in Italy’s top flight lined up behind Malagò as their nominee for FIGC president, with only Lazio and Hellas Verona abstaining, according to Sky Sport Italia.
- Juventus and AC Milan joined the majority after probing an alternative, moving past earlier tension over how the choice was being driven.
- Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta led a signature drive to lock in support before the meeting, a high-profile push that some rivals warned could make Malagò look like an Inter pick.
- Adriano Galliani declined to run and publicly called Malagò the best option, closing off the main alternative floated by clubs that had sought a different path.
- Serie A supplies 20 delegates worth 18% of the FIGC vote, so this backing helps but does not decide the June 22 election, which will hinge on support from other leagues and stakeholders.