De Siervo: “Serie A Mundialito in the US with a dual purpose”

The CEO of the Lega talks about the idea of ​​organizing a competition in the United States during Qatar 2022: “We want to keep our players fit and promote Italian football”

“We want to keep our players in shape while promoting ourselves in a market that we consider strategic.” Thus the CEO of Lega Serie A, Luigi De Siervo, explains the plan for a Serie A tournament to be played in the United States during the next World Cup in Qatar. The manager also told Reuters: “The commitments would have been scheduled to avoid any overlap with the World Cup calendar”.

Project

Between mid-November and the beginning of January the championship will stop and here is the idea of ​​the transfer overseas: one of the reasons is strictly sporting, it would allow teams and players to continue to train and compete, even if on the other side of the world. . The second reason is commercial, aimed at inserting the A in the American market. Complex design for costs, logistics (over 1200 people should move) and permits from Fifa, Uefa and TV.

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