Matteo Marani he was elected president of Lega Pro during the elective assembly at ConesThe journalist beat the other candidate and colleague Marcel Vulpis and it happens to Francis Ghirelli.
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Marani elected president of Lega Pro, Zola will be vice
Marani obtained 39 votes against Vulpis's 15. Two blank ballots and two invalid ones. Absent wasarzignano. The Juventus, in Lega Pro with the NextGen, had no right to vote as it was already represented in Serie A.
Gianfranco Zola was additionally elected vice-president of Lega Pro. The former player obtained 50 votes out of 58 voters and will be alongside Marani in the next two years. The other vice-presidency goes to John Spezzaferri (33 votes), former president of Aversa Normanna.
Gravina: “With Marani’s election Lega Pro finds stability again”
The assembly of the Lega Pro, with the election of Matteo Marani to the presidency, “it was a great exercise of democracy in a complicated moment for Italian football. An important component like Lega Pro finds stability after a very short time”. The president of the FIGC says so, Gabriele Gravina.
“Matteo is a person of great depth and great human quality, essential to give the right contribution to change and for this reason continue to carry forward a cultural revolution. I would like to underline that he must remain president of the football museum foundation, for us it is fundamental”, adds Gravina.
"Naturally - he concludes - the commitments in Lega Pro will be particularly demanding and burdensome but he must continue at the foundation because his commitment and dedication truly deserve great continuity”.
Article published on 9 February 2023 - 16:35
