Overview

• SPAL announced on June 7 that it will forgo its spot in the 2025–26 Serie C campaign following Covisoc’s flagged rejection of its registration documents.
• The Ferrara club invested €50 million over four years, including €12 million last season, without securing the needed sporting results.
• Supporters attacked players during a training session earlier this year, prompting a potential investor to withdraw interest.
• Club officials maintain that SPAL remains solvent and will explore registration in a lower division such as Serie D.
• Inter Milan’s U23 side is poised to fill the vacancy in Serie C under the federation’s next-in-line selection criteria.