Serie A: from the FIGC ok to the Salernitana trust. The government has been asked to reopen the stadiums

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07 July 2021 Free go to the second version of the trust: Salernitana can register for the next Serie A championship. This was established by the federal council which was held this morning in via Allegri, in Rome, at the end of which the verdict expected for almost two months.

After the promotion on the field, the "institutional" one arrives which gave the ok (all votes in favor, the president of the Serie B League, Mauro Balata, abstained) temporarily closing the lotito timeshare affair between Lazio and Salernitana. There are now six months for the

, under penalty of immediate exclusion from the championship.

"In the light of all the documents presented and the opinion expressed by Covisoc, we decided to support their proposal - said the president of the FIGC,

, in the press conference in the 'Paolo Rossi' room - no political assessments were made , we will be very careful and very strict in our control. The interested parties who have signed self-certifications of absolute independence know this. The first trust was a trust that we could not accept because we needed different insights on the points ".

The Salernitana trust proposal had been

with 7 pages of corrections and the company filed new documentation on Saturday. Among the federal observations that have been respected, there is the economic independence from Lazio with a lot of "prohibition of triangulation" in market operations, the autonomy of the sole administrator from the owners.

"Salernitana must

within 6 months

through the trustee - added Gravina - If this does not happen, it will be excluded from the championship. The principle of independence or decision-making influence must be respected. The Salernitana can be sold in the morning. Indeed, it had already to be sold. A ban on market operations with Lazio is also envisaged. From now on they must be two very separate entities ". But watch out for the legal battle that could be around the corner.

, in fact, would have benefited from the repechage in Serie A if the Salernitana trust had not been accepted.

" The facts they say that yesterday Benevento sent a

with a request for access to documents, which will obviously not be denied in full transparency. We followed a logic and a criterion that put first the sporting value of a reality in compliance with the rules ".

In yesterday's council, Gravina reported to the components on the request made to the undersecretary for sport, Valentina Vezzali, about the 100% reopening of the stadiums starting from the beginning of the 2021-22 season. "Maybe we should have been more careful at this stage, but I have adapted to a very convinced request from Serie A - the thought of Gravina - If I had to think that my request was 100% founded I would not be honest. The League of A all 'unanimity asked for total participation in the trial. It would be a tragedy to leave at 100% and return after 20 days to close ".

Final remarks on the blue emotions after Italy's success against Spain in the European Championship semifinal: "There is a concept of unity that is returning - concluded the number one of the FIGC - we feel it in the air, we made it clear to all political and sporting interlocutors. The national team has been a glue in the difficult days of the pandemic. Since 11 June we have been reaping the benefits of a project that has been going on for years. It is the result of a simple but extraordinary equation: heart, more soul, more courage. In addition to the beauty of the game, there is the awareness of knowing how to suffer and knowing how to win by remaining united ".