Newcomer to the elite of Italian football has proven its financial independence from Lazio.

Salernitana entered the Italian Serie A for the first time in 23 years, finishing on the second line of the Serie B standings at the end of the last season, but the club risked not improving in class.

The thing is that Lazio President Claudio Lotito is the half-brother of Marco Mezzaroma, President of Salernitana, and actively helped him in the revival of the club after bankruptcy in 2011..

In view of this, there were suspicions in Italy that Salernitana was still financially dependent on the Roman club, but at the last meeting of the Italian Football Federation, it was decided to allow the “dark red” to play next season in Serie A.

All members of the FIGC voted in favor of this initiative, except for the President of Serie B, Mauro Balata, who abstained from voting..

The Italian Football Federation made sure that the Salernitana football club functions and is financed completely autonomously and does not depend on Lazio and its president.