Italy: "The Italian system is a healthy system that produces talent" (Luigi De Siervo, Lega Serie A)

"Congratulations to coach Alberto Bollini (coach of Italy's U19 team, winners of Euro 2023 by beating Portugal 1-0 in the final at the Ta' Qali National Stadium in Malta on 16/07/2023) and to all the teams that have invested in our young talent: "Calcio is back", I would say, borrowing a slogan. The Italian system is a healthy system that produces talent," said Luigi De Siervo, CEO of Lega Serie A, on 17/07/2023.

"In 2023, we responded by playing in all three European Cup finals (with three defeats: FC Inter Milan beaten in the Champions League by Manchester City FC, AS Roma by Sevilla FC in the Europa League and ACF Fiorentina by West Ham United FC in the Europa Conference League) and we now have further confirmation that Italian football is alive and kicking and ready to generate champions like it did 20 years ago," he said on the programme "La politica nel pallone" (Politics at the heart of football) broadcast on the public radio station "Rai Gr Parlamento".

"We must have the awareness that serious, deep and careful work has been done. Getting to the end of competitions is…