“Chaos Lecco, Balata muses: ‘A few days, an extension should be considered'”, caption Gazetta dello Sport.
Lecco’s case is controversial. This is a constant talking point in the city, which until Wednesday celebrated its historic promotion to Serie B after 50 years. It’s talked about in the bars, among those who are convinced that too much bureaucracy is blocking the country (and in this case getting in the way of well-deserved success on the pitch). And it’s also being discussed within the federal and league agencies, realizing that in the face of the arbitrariness of certain deadlines, there might be something else to evaluate. Lecco is known to be at risk of not participating in the next Serie B due to a delay in registration for the stadium passes for several hours. The Rigamonti-Ceppi home system does not meet the standards: it lacks the right lighting, the necessary seats and even turnstiles. Club Paolo Di Nunno was well aware of this, so he looked for another object, finding the best solution in the Euganean area of Padua.
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. Too bad the technical time was minimal: Fosca’s team won promotion to Serie B against Foggia on the evening of Sunday 18, the registration deadline was set at 23.59 on Tuesday 20. A few hours, but everything is fine. Except, of course, the stadium. In the submitted documentation, there is a permit from the municipality of Padua, there is a permit from Padova Calcio, but there is no permit from the prefecture, which only arrives on Wednesday morning. Too late to archive the app without issue. For the first time, a professional club is actually at risk, not because of problems related to non-payments or the like, but because of a bureaucratic formality.
And this is one of the points that Serie B League President Mauro Balata also stops on, who begins: “We are waiting to receive all the documentation submitted by Lecco and for the federal authorities with the competence to do so to express themselves.” But then he adds: “The rules are like that, but in this case, you have to take into account the fact that if the Serie C playoffs were postponed for ten days, it was probably worth worrying about the hyped clubs like Lecco, helping them complete the registration procedures or by extending its validity.” Balata goes on to elaborate: “The Federal Council may have received the request for an extension in time.” The president then emphasizes that Di Nunno’s club is fully “in line with the economic documentation” — the one that will be reviewed by Covisoc by June 30, and on which Regina’s position is shaky — and emphasizes, that instead, the possibility of extending the Serie B championship at 21 “would be an unfair decision destined to create an endless number of problems”.
So much so that just two days ago, in the presence of Lecco himself, the Assembly of League B unanimously confirmed the need to protect the format of 20 teams. Brescia and Perugia, the first and second potential readmissions since relegation to Serie C, are at war. Foggia, who lost in the play-off final to Lecco, will have to surrender, the regulations in this sense are clear. But Matteo Marani, president of LegaPro, has already stated that he wants to intervene in Article 49 Noif, so that if someone from C loses his place, he will be replaced by the second best in this championship. Anyway, thoughts for the future. Now there is Lecco who hopes and sees day by day that his causes are being strengthened.
Source: Tutto Mercato Web
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