Italy: "What matters is that the Serie A is not seen as an object of speculation" (L. Casini)

"What matters is that the Serie A is not seen as an object of speculation, whith funds coming in, staying for only two to three years, buying players in the hope of winning a title and then selling," said Lorenzo Casini, president of the Lega Serie A, to the Italian daily Il Foglio on 06/08/2022.

Elected president of Lega Serie A with 11 votes out of 20 (55%, the minimum required) at the Italian professional football league's latest elective general assembly in March 2022, the 46-year-old lawyer discussed the future of Italian professional football as the 2022-23 Serie A TIM season kicks off on Saturday 13/08/2022.

"Teams are slowly recovering from the aftermath of the pandemic, during which revenues decreased significantly. The Parliament, in order to help the clubs, has suspended the collection of their taxes until November, so that gradual solutions can be found. There is still a lot of interest from investors. If we look at foreign owners like at Bologna, Fiorentina, La Spezia or even Roma, we can see a great passion with important investments, even in infrastructure. If the…