He was a somewhat contradictory character, between innovative choices, his also the turning point for the advent of artificial turf in most Italian fields, and slip-ups like “Opti Pobà” and the “Jews”
Carlo Tavecchio, who passed away at the age of 78, was an executive in love with football. His long career, almost half a century in football, from the foundation of Pontelambrese to the presidency of the Lombardy regional committee of the National Amateur League of which he was president, passing through the three years of federal presidency from 11 August 2014 to 20 November 2017 (with two elections won by beating first Demetrio Albertini and then the current sports minister Andrea Abodi) made him a point of reference for the ruling class of football for decades.