Juventus” data-scaytid=”1″>Juventus general director Beppe Marotta has hit out at Claudio Lotito and warned that reform in Italian football ‘will not be easy’.
Juventus general director Beppe Marotta has hit out at Claudio Lotito and warned that reform in Italian football ‘will not be easy’.
The Italian Football Federation today meets in Rome to vote in a new President to replace Giancarlo Abete, following his resignation in the wake of Italy’s World Cup debacle in Brazil.
Despite racist comments made in recent weeks, Carlo Tavecchio is the outright favourite to secure a high enough percentage of votes to take up the role.
However, for the director general from Juve, a club who have not supported Tavecchio from the start, there is a clear divide at the Federation.
“The FIGC council is fragmented and it will not be easy to implement reforms immediately,” Marotta has told reporters today waiting for polling to begin.
“I do not believe in a reconsolidation, beyond which there are seven, eight or 10 clubs whose positions are clear and in the Lega Calcio there are two mindsets, the rift is evident.
Lazio President Claudio Lotito has been vocal in his support of Tavecchio.
“[Claudio] Lotito’s super-activism is perplexing, that he acts as a mentor for the candidate Tavecchio – this is something unpopular and unique in the history of the Federation.
“It seems that personal interest are being put at the expense of the collective.”
These comments echo those yesterday from Torino President Urbano Cairo.
“The position of Juventus was clear from the outset – President Agnelli has also contributed to the drafting of the program to be entrusted to the candidate for presidency,” continued Marotta.
“We have not been reflected in this nomination, but the reforms and the program are things that we all know we need to implement. I think that the problem is not with the vote today, but tomorrow…”