Lazio president Claudio Lotito says he is suing the FIGC: “As a league, we count for nothing. Gravina feels shielded by the Statute, his rules no longer suit us.” The Biancocelesti patron was quoted by Rome based La Repubblica, outing his reasons for changes he wants to the league, stating:
“We’re suing them. We count for nothing — explains Lotito, a FIGC councilor and senator of Forza Italia — there’s no point beating around the bush, we count for nothing.”
“Have you ever seen a company where those who put in the money then have all the decisions made by everyone else who make up that same company? Today we live in a legal paradox. The president of the Football Federation is elected, as they say in jargon, by the “votes of the components.” And there, at that table, we play the part of kids at the adults’ table. The Serie A League is marginal, the Serie C one decisive: are we kidding?”
“You see — Lotito explains calmly — it’s the numbers that say we count for nothing: if the Amateur League combines its votes with those of Lega Pro, we’re talking about the old Serie C, that agreement is enough to bring any idea of the other clubs to its knees. The synthesis is banal: a Serie C club counts more than a Serie A one. An amateur society more than one playing in the Champions League. Enough now.”
“These rules no longer suit us: the lawyers will deal with their part, but our project is simple. Gravina and his Football Federation feel shielded by their statute. We want the Serie A League, composed of clubs with an image, fans, and generating 90% of the revenue, to become something different: the Serie A League must be the new Premier League.”
