Ezio Simonelli he dissolved the reservation and accepted the nomination to president of the Serie A League. The 66-year-old accountant from Macerata then announced his resignation as standing auditor of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, replaced by Emilio Gatto as alternate auditor.
Simonelli and football
Simonelli – elected on Friday with 14 votes out of 20 – graduated in Economics and Business from the University of Perugia in 1982 and is a freelance journalist. Chartered accountant and auditor, friend of Adriano Galliani and former accountant of Silvio BerlusconiSimonelli had already attempted to climb the ladder in football: in 2013 he was defeated by Maurizio Beretta in the race for Lega Serie B, there was another unsuccessful bid in 2021, with Mauro Balata who was elected president in his place. In 2017, however, he was chosen as regent of the Lega Serie A after the farewell of Beretta himself.
The press release from the Lega Serie A
The press release with which Simonelli is officially proclaimed president has also arrived. “The Assembly of the National Professional League Lega Serie A, meeting on 20 December 2024, elected Ezio Maria Simonelli President”, writes the Lega Serie A in a note signed by Lega vice-president Luca Percassi, CEO of Atalanta.
