The Lega Serie A, the governing framework of the first point of Italian football, and the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, the organization that oversees the entire football scene in Italy, reacted to a government decree of 24 October that, among other things, prompted Serie A games once back behind closed doors.
The new decree, driven by recent cases of coronavirus in Italy and promulgated through Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, overstepped a September ordinance that, until last weekend, had allowed up to 1,000 spectators to attend the internal stadiums of Serie A.
Serie A President Paolo Dal Pino and FIGC President Gabriele Gravina have sent a letter to the Italian government reacting to the new protocols imposed through the decree and warn that the formula of Italian football “at the greatest threat of collapse,” Sky Sport reports.
In the letter, Dal Pino and Gravina point out that Serie A suffered losses of two hundred million euros last season, basically because the coronavirus epidemic forced the games to be played behind closed doors; 60% of this deficit of two hundred million euros characterize the lack of receipts for work.
Financial damage is expected to be twice as wonderful as the current 2020/21 Serie A season, according to the card. Dal Pino and Gravina argue that the losses will be increased by 400 million euros, 65% of which will be caused by the lack of profit on the day of adjustment and 35% due to lack of sponsors.
According to Codacons, a well-known Italian non-profit organization whose objective is to protect customers’ rights, the monetary effect on new prohibitions and restrictions on Italian companies will amount to 6. 8 billion euros. The organization estimates that the greatest monetary benefits will be felt in the sports sector, which is expected to see its total annual turnover fall to 7 billion euros, compared to 10 billion euros.
As the leader of Italy’s most popular and lucrative sport, Serie A will be affected by this depreciation. Dal Pino and Gravina claim that football, and especially professional football, in Italy wants early monetary assistance given its basic contribution to the country’s economy.
“Football earns more than 4. 7 billion euros a year in terms of direct profit (Serie A produces 65%),” reads on the chart. “Series A generates tax contributions of more than one billion euros per year and attracts the corresponding investments. “
According to Monday’s article in the Italian Gazzetta dello Sport, the Lega Serie A calls on the government to “appropriate reforms or at least a suspension of its tax contributions until the end of the emergency”.
In the coming days, all stakeholders are expected to start negotiations.
The decree will also have monetary repercussions on the decline of Italian football leagues. Mauro Balata and Francesco Ghirelli, presidents of Serie B (second division) and Lega Pro (third category), also expressed concern.
Balata argued that Serie B clubs do not get enough monetary aid despite an annual contribution of EUR 130 million to the Italian tax and pension system.
“We are talking about small and medium-sized companies that employ employees, suppliers, independent contractors, service managers,” Balata told a report through Gazzetta dello Sport on Sunday.
Balata then warned of imminent bankruptcy if no action was taken.
“At this rate, the Lega Serie B will die and the clubs are going to exist,” he said.
Cosimo Sibilia, president of Lega Nazionale Dilettanti, the governing framework for all non-professional divisions of Italian football, expressed his preference for seeing the implementation of a plan that would ease the monetary pressure of all grades of Italian football, adding amateur leagues. (With the new decree, all non-professional leagues, with the exception of Serie D, the fourth tier of Italian football, have been interrupted. )
On Monday, Italy recorded 17,000 new cases of coronavirus after constantly keeping the daily infection count below 2000 in September and summer.
Serie A has already been debatable due to the expansion of the Covid-19 in Italy. On 4 October, Napoli reported a coronavirus outbreak within his team and did not move to Turin for the scheduled Serie A match at Allianz Stadium against Juventus. After a resolution through Lega Serie A, Partenopei lost this adjustment 3-0 in the loss in what remains their only setback in this in a different way , better to start the season.
The Bianconeri hope to have Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League match against Barcelona on Wednesday, October 28. The Portuguese star is quarantined after a positive check-up and is waiting to get the soft green from the medical body. to sign up for their teammates.
At Inter, Roberto Gagliardini, Ionu-Radu and Milan Okrinir also expect a negative result. GIANluigi Donnarumma, AC Milan’s starting goalkeeper, recently added his call-up to the Serie A player list with Covid-19 and was absent from the Rossoneri. 3-3 draw against Rome last night.
Sky Sport reported this morning that Ciro Immobile of Lazio, Luis Alberto, Manuel Lazzari, Djavan Anderson and Andreas Pereira have not travelled with the team to Belgium and will not be available for tomorrow’s Biancocelesti Champions League match against Club Brugge.
I am from Riva Del Garda, Italy, graduated from Duke University and am a professional footballer with North Carolina FC in the United States. When I’m training, I write reports
I am from Riva Del Garda, Italy, graduated from Duke University and am a professional footballer from North Carolina FC in the United States. When I’m not training, I write reports on Serie A matches and players for Total Football Analysis, I host the TFA Series. A podcast and, infrequently, full-color observation in epL and Serie A matches. I also like to stay on the blog of a team in which I introduce the professional players of NCFC and NC Courage. As calcium and fantasy, passionate, I would not be faithful to myself if I did not wake up at 6 am every Sunday to attend the start of the Serie A match.