Overview
- Serie A clubs, meeting Monday in Milan, endorsed former CONI chief Giovanni Malagò with 18 of 20 signatures, with Lazio and Verona declining to sign at the session.
- Malagò accepted the mandate and said he will consult every component before a formal bid, with a meeting set for Monday, April 20, to outline priorities to the clubs.
- Giancarlo Abete, who leads the amateur league (LND), asked his board to grant him the same authority to run, positioning a rival bid rooted in the LND’s voting bloc.
- The election uses weighted votes that make coalitions decisive: LND about 34%, players’ union (AIC) 20%, Serie A roughly 18%, with Serie B and Lega Pro smaller shares; candidacies close May 13 and the vote is June 22.
- Lazio’s Claudio Lotito urged a government-appointed commissioner to rewrite outdated rules, and some officials signaled openness to that path if no majority forms, raising the risk of a stalemate-driven commissariamento.