Gravina: “I respect Simonelli. I respect Mancini but now I think about the present and future of the national team”

During the interview granted to today's edition of New Sardiniathe president of the FIGC Gabriele Gravina commented on the election of Simonelli as president of the Serie A League: “I have known Simonelli for many years and I respect him. I am convinced that a new season of collaboration can be opened with him between the Serie A League, the FIGC and the other components in the interest of Italian football. An enlightened path whose gestation took place during the assembly for the modification of the statute last November 4th, when the majority of the Serie A clubs did not adhere to the sterile 'wall against wall' proposal made by the usual known. For the development of our movement we need respect, dialogue and ideas, not constant fights and appeals

My recipe for Italian football? It's already all in black and white in two documents approved by the Federal Council. We have already done many of the elegant things, we are doing some of them, if I were to be re-elected I will complete this important shared path together with the new governance. A personal satisfaction is having given the Federation a medium/long term programmatic perspective.

Does Mancini regret leaving the national team? I respect Roberto's thoughts, who will forever remain in Italian history together with all the protagonists of the splendid European triumph of 2021. Now I think it is more correct to think about the present and future of our national team.”