Italy: clubs in favour of keeping US Salernitana in the Serie A TIM until end of 2021-22

"With regard to the situation of US Salernitana 1919, the Lega Serie A clubs are in favour of granting an extension of management to the trusts to complete the 2021-22 season, without prejudice to the competence of the FIGC Federal Council in the matter," announced the Italian League at the end of its general assembly on 16/12/2021.

Promoted to the Serie A TIM at the end of the 2020-21 season, Salernitana has been entrusted to two trusts (Melior Trust S.r.l. and Widar Trust S.r.l.) to manage the club and sell it before 31/12/2021.

The Salerno club (Campania, ITA) is 50% owned by Enrico Lotito (via Omnia Service Srl), son of Claudio Lotito, and 50% by the Mezzaroma family (via Morgenstern Srl), that of the latter's wife. Claudio Lotito is already the owner of SS Lazio (Serie A TIM), of which Omnia Service is a "related party", as the Roman club's financial statements show. The Italian Federation's regulations prohibit the same person from controlling - even indirectly - two Serie A clubs (see below): the sale of Salernitana to new owners was therefore a necessary prerequisite for the…