50 clubs at risk
 

According to this:

http://it.sports.yahoo.com/040618/2/1mch.html

at least 50 of the 132 professional clubs in Italy (Serie A thru C2) are at risk of not having the required financial backing to be admitted into the league for next season, according to an investigation by "Espresso" magazine.

They only list the Serie A clubs in bad shape: Roma, Lazio, Parma, Brescia, Siena and Messina. I'm going to look around and see if I can find the entire list somewhere.

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i wonder if l'espresso's info is before all the roma news this week that sensi has injected even more money into the club & we are fine for next year...

http://it.sports.yahoo.com/040615/4/1kad.html
http://it.sports.yahoo.com/040611/2/1h69.html
http://it.sports.yahoo.com/040614/2/1jta.html
http://ilmessaggero.caltanet.it/view...&type=STANDARD

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Napoli is at risk of getting expelled from the league:
http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/jun23i.html

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How can Sensi inject cash into the club? Isn't the club on the stock market?

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Seems like some laws are getting re-written to try and save Napoli and Lazio?
http://it.sports.yahoo.com/040624/4/1qzi.html

Something about clubs with "particular relevance" being given some extra time to get their finances in order. Or something like that. Supposedly, the Petrucci Law is only relevant to smaller clubs. I guess that's because clubs with "particular relevance" get laws rewritten just for them. :rolleyes:

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right, I heard talk of a "Marzano Law" that would allow big clubs to freeze certain debts for 2 yrs. This could help Lazio/Napoli as it has Parma already...

finding capital to pay players and register for the leagues are different issues tho...

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Looks like Brindisi (Serie C2) is at risk.

http://www.calcio.com/ultime_news.php?id=21349

The only reason I noticed is that I recall they were as close to it gets to a Cinderella story in the Coppa Italia last season. They were a rare C2 team to even qualify for the Coppa Italia (a spot they earned by winning the previous year's Coppa Italia of Serie C). Then, mainly because of the strike by Serie B teams, they won their qualifying group and earned an even rarer opportunity to compete in the knockout phase vs a Serie A club - in this case, Bologna. Then, they even won the first leg, 3-2!! Alas, they lost in the return leg, 3-0.

Anyway, I hope they manage to keep their spot in the league.

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Found a site with some more info on the smaller clubs that are at risk of not gaining inscription:

Foggia (C1)
Monza (C2)
Como (C1) - a year removed from Serie A!
Ravenna (C2)
Sora (C1)

According to this link, L'Aquila (C1) and Isernia (C2) are already out.

http://www.bustocco.it/punto/punto.htm

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Another club at risk is Palmese (C2).

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More clubs at risk according to this page:

http://www.tuttalac.it/societa.htm

Avellino (C1)
Martina (C1)
Vis Pesaro (C1)
Pro Sesto (C2)
Meda (C2)
Varese (C2)
Taranto (C2)
Gela (C2)
Nocerina (C2)
Paterno (C1)
Fermana (C1)