Overview
- Firenze ranks second, Milano third and Bergamo drops to fourth after winning in 2024.
- Lombardy leads at regional level with six provinces in the top 20 of the overall index.
- Trieste debuts in the top ten at seventh, Rimini places ninth and Cagliari climbs to tenth.
- Cremona leads the team sports category, Rimini tops the sports infrastructure macro-area and Bolzano stands out in tennis and winter sports credited to the "Sinner effect".
- Southern provinces remain underrepresented, with Sud Sardegna last and Napoli the highest-ranked southern city at 43rd place.