Gravina submitted a written report to parliament on 8 April after his hearing was cancelled following his resignation. The 1.9% U21 minutes figure is the structural indictment the Italian debate has lacked. For comparison, the Bundesliga provides approximately 12% of minutes to U21 players; the Eredivisie approximately 18%. Italy's 49th-of-50 ranking means only one league in world football gives less development time to young players.
Gravina's proposed remedies (redirecting betting revenue to development, reinstating the Growth Decree, lifting the betting advertising ban) all require legislative action. No new FIGC president can implement them through federation governance alone. This evidence base directly informs the reform proposals floated after Italy's elimination and the FIGC presidential election scheduled for 22 June.
The report reframes the presidential race: the candidates (Maldini, Del Piero, Albertini) would inherit a structural problem that requires parliament, not a federation president, to solve. The June election produces a figurehead unless the legislative programme is already agreed.
