FIGC Commissioner Roberto Fabbricini hinted at far-reaching reforms, noting “20 teams in Serie A are too many” and more limitations on non-EU players.
Fabbricini and his staff were put in place after the various members of the Federation failed to elect a new President.
Carlo Tavecchio had resigned as a result of Italy’s failure to reach the 2018 World Cup.
“Perhaps 20 teams in Serie A are too many,” Fabbricini told Radio Radio.
FIGC Commissioner Roberto Fabbricini hinted at far-reaching reforms, noting “20 teams in Serie A are too many” and more limitations on non-EU players.
Fabbricini and his staff were put in place after the various members of the Federation failed to elect a new President.
Carlo Tavecchio had resigned as a result of Italy’s failure to reach the 2018 World Cup.
“Perhaps 20 teams in Serie A are too many,” Fabbricini told Radio Radio.
“The season is long, there are weekends in February when four or five games are already irrelevant. Personally, I would say that Serie A with 20 teams is excessive.”
Reducing the number of sides in the top flight had also been mentioned by Tavecchio, but those reforms were never enacted.
“Every year, the CONI (Italian Olympic Committee) receives indications from the Government to reduce the number of non-EU players entering the sport.
“The issue has above all been discussed by the Presidents of the basketball and volleyball federations, as clearly the very large presence of foreign players there impacts negatively on the level of the national teams.
“This same debate could be applied to football. We have made an effort to reduce the number of foreign players coming in every year and want to go further, including an impact on football next term.
“Looking at the Primavera youth teams, we see an exorbitant number of children who come from Eastern Europe or Africa. We cannot think that free entry for young players won’t impact the level of homegrown kids.”