Matteo Marani retains the chair
Matteo Marani keeps the chair
Matteo Marani will lead Serie C for the next four years. The re-election è took place this morning, at the headquarters of the Pro League in Florence, during the elective assembly of the clubsà who voted for the president by acclamation.
The clubs wanted to demonstrate the unity and unity of today’s Serie C, appreciating the work done in the last term by the governance. In fact, in addition to President Marani, the Extraordinary Elective Assembly of the Italian Professional Football League renewed confidence in Deputy Vice President Gianfranco Zola and Vice President Giovanni Spezzaferri. In the sign of continuityà also the choice of members of the Board of Directors, with the confirmation of Alessandra Bianchi (Padova), Mauro Bosco (Vis Pesaro), Patrizia Rossana Testa (Pro Patria) and Stefano Udassi (Torres), who were joined by Angelo Antonio D’Agostino (Avellino) and Nicola Grieco (Audace Cerignola).
Elected for the first time on February 9, 2023, Serie C President Matteo Marani commented on the result with these words: “I am grateful to our clubs for wanting to confirm me at the helm of the Pro League and I am proud to be able to continue to represent the sixty clubs in the Serie C NOW. Together with the two vice presidents, the Board of Directors and the entire structure, I will work to protect the interests of the Pro League, in months of important appointments for Italian soccer, and continuing on the path of growth undertaken less than two years ago.
Today Serie C presents itself united, strong and credible, with an ambitious project linked to youth and cost control. For the second consecutive season, through SkySport and Rai, we are broadcasting more than a thousand matches nationwide and we are the first European football league to land on Fifa+. We have managed to rebuild the feeling of’pride that comes with being part of Serie C, an achievement of which I am most proud. We are the Championship of young talents, who from here become champions, at the service of the entire soccer system.
#thefuturetogether, as I wanted to rename the program, means continuing on the path traced by the Zola Reform, intervening now on technicians and sports centers in the view of a sustainable Serie C. We will stand by our clubs’we will aim at cost efficiency, study solutions such as the Salary Cap and serve as a management example. Serie C, following its history, stands out for courage, innovation and development for the benefit of all Italian soccer, which today has the obligation to understand and respect its’importance”.
