The announcement of TV rights in the last assembly, the choice of theadvisor in today's one. The Serie A league is aiming for Lazard, an international institute based in New York, as an advisor in the selection and evaluation of expressions of interest from private equity and other forms of financing for the Serie A. He announced it today Lorenzo Casini, president of the A League, at the end of the club assembly which was held exceptionally at the Salone d'Onore of the Coni in Rome due to the final of Coppa Italia between Fiorentina e Inter.
An assembly – attended by the President of CONI with a greeting, Giovanni Malago, and that of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravina – and which has decided to allocate 10% of the proceeds from the Serie A Coppa Italia final toEmilia Romagna, for a sum of approximately 300 thousand euros (the remaining 90% is divided equally between the two participants).
But returning to the advisor, Lazard was voted unanimously by the 15 remaining clubs, while the remaining 5, including Napoli, Fiorentina e Milan, they left the meeting early. And Among the first to leave was Aurelio De Laurentiis who, leaving the Coni to those who asked him how the assembly was going, replied “they are selling off football because we don’t know how to manage it.”
Lazard chosen as advisor by Serie A. De Laurentiis leaves
A vent on which Casini he was keen to point out that it was not related "on the agenda", while the CEO of Serie A, De Siervo, added as “nothing happened. You know De Laurentiis, he is fantastic even in his statements. In the assembly we discuss every now and then but then we converge. Aurelio and his colleagues voted unanimously for the tender for rights. The reason for the discussion is different and is on an interpretation of the role of the advisor. A discussion that remained suspended because he chose to leave”. Advisor that Casini clarifies “it will carry out its analysis and evaluation of financiers and funds after the procedure for assigning TV rights, given that the tender is open”.
The president of the Serie A he then also spoke about two topics such as the racism , sports justiceThe first one called it a “a phenomenon that is not only Italian but that should not console us” because “the stadium and football are not separate islands, they are part of society and the remedy cannot be entrusted only to the world of sport”, identifying the deadline by 2030 for its eradication “starting from schools and all the surrounding areas because repression and sanctions alone do not solve the problem”. Finally on sports justice if the hope is that “to have certain and rapid times”, the dream model “it is that of the Court of Arbitration for Sport during the Olympic Games for the resolution of disputes in 24 hours. It is clear that not everything can be resolved in 24 hours”.
Article published on May 24, 2023 - 21:20 pm