The FIGC commissioner had miraculously managed to get everyone to agree. But those who vote for you then want to be listened to, or at least consulted. Thus came the rift within the Serie A League and, above all, the revolt by two other groups which together account for 30 per cent of the votes

Malagò was ousted from his role as president of the FIGC following a vote of no confidence by the CONI executive committee, only to return to the very same position, albeit as a special commissioner. So that everything could return to exactly the same, placid state as the River Aniene

The decision by CONI’s National Executive Committee is the best way to resolve a situation in which Italian sport should never have found itself. Was it really necessary to make such a fuss? No, it wasn’t, given that in the end it was concluded that Malagò was the victim and not the culprit.

The FIGC’s decision is a common-sense one, almost a foregone conclusion. But it has been criticised by the Lega Serie A: “I would have taken a little more time over this decision,” said President Ezio Maria Simonelli. Waiting 

The two embraced each other tightly, like two close friends. “It’s so good to see you again; with you, we can start afresh.” The film, just as it began, has already ended