MILAN (AP) Bank boss Gaetano Micciche has been elected president of Serie A.
Micciche, the president of Banca IMI, was chosen unanimously on Monday by the Italian league’s 20 clubs.
He succeeds Maurizio Beretta, who left the position nearly a year ago.
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The league has been under emergency leadership, first by former Italian football federation president Carlo Tavecchio then by Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago.
Malago recommended Micciche for the position.
#SerieA clubs have today unanimously elected Gaetano #Micciche as President of Lega Serie A to succeed the Italian Olympic Committee (#CONI) chief and Special Commissioner Giovanni #Malago, who recommended the "highly-esteemed" investment banker to the 20 top-flight clubs. pic.twitter.com/mOZ1YQRUPi
— Alex Capri (@alexcapri86) March 20, 2018
The federation remains under emergency leadership following Tavecchio’s resignation in the wake of Italy’s failure to qualify for the World Cup.
