ANNO ZERO PER GLI AZZURRI, LA FEDERCALCIO SOTTO ASSEDIO

FILE - In this July 8, 1982 filer, Italy's Paolo Rossi races across the pitch after scoring his teams first goal against Poland during the Football World Cup Semi-final match between Italy and Poland at the Nou Camp Stadium, Barcelona, Spain. The best players in the world go elsewhere. The best coaches in Italy emigrate. The stadiums around the country are falling apart. The lingering problems affecting Italy's domestic league might just be the reason for the country's failure to qualify for next year's World Cup. (ANSA/AP Photo) [CopyrightNotice: 1982 AP]