National team, from parliamentary question to Abodi: Gravina in the crosshairs
The first posts on social media arrived in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, immediately after the Azzurri's defeat in Bosnia on penalties
Key points
Italia's third exclusion from the World Cup took only a few minutes to become a political topic. The first posts on social media arrived in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, just after the Azzurri's defeat in Bosnia on penalties. Like that of the League, which clamoured for the resignation of Figc president Gabriele Gravina, described as 'a disgrace to football'. The following hours, also thanks to the Federcalcio number one's words in a press conference, were even worse.
The bipartisan question
The last one, in chronological order, is relaunched by Adnkronos, and it is a written question to the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the Minister of Sport Andrea Abodi filed this evening by about forty senators from the majority and opposition. Among the topics is the re-founding of the football system and, obviously, the role of Gravina.
La Russa: 'The national team is a free port'
Italy's exclusion from the World Cup was also the subject of a speech by Senate President Ignazio La Russa, who returned to reiterate his 'perplexity' about coach Gennaro Gattuso. 'I'm not asking for anyone's head, I'm just saying that to everything there is a limit, it is not clear why the national team is a free port'.
Abodi: "Italia football must be refounded"
'It is clear to everyone that Italian football must be re-founded and that this process must start from a renewal of the FIGC leadership,' was the comment of the Minister for Sport, Andrea Abodi. "The government has concretely demonstrated, in recent years, its commitment to the entire Italian sports movement, I believe it is objectively incorrect to attempt to deny its responsibility for the third consecutive failure to qualify for the World Cup, accusing the institutions of an alleged failure and belittling the importance and professional level of other sports," he added.
Lotito's signature collection (denied) to make Gravina resign
There was also the rumour of a collection of signatures to make Gravina resign. Some senators reported that they had been contacted by the Forza Italia senator to join, but the narrative was immediately denied by sources close to the Lazio president.
