Costacurta confirms B teams

By Football Italia staff

FIGC sub-commissioner Alessandro Costacurta confirms Serie A clubs will be allowed to enter B teams into the Lega Pro from next season.

The move has long been wanted by Juventus and the Milan clubs in particular, and it has been increasingly reported in recent weeks that changes would be made.

“Serie A clubs can ask to register their second team in the Lega Pro,” Costacurta confirmed today.

“The B teams will be composed of Under-21 players, with the opportunity to introduce two under-23s outside of the quota.

“Any second team that a Serie A club decides to register will play in the Lega Pro, and will take the place of a club that doesn’t register.

“This year there will be no wild cards [for teams which narrowly miss the registration criteria] and the holes will be filled by the teams who adhere to this announcement.

“And they will have to have a minimum number of players eligible for the Italian national team, a number we’re defining.

“The B teams can be promoted or relegated, with one limitation: they can never play in the same division as the first team.”

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