At the end of the month, the guarantee of the “old” ACR Messina expired , and before the deadline, Lega Pro duly executed the enforcement of the guarantee provided by the previous club. Confirmation was received from the new owners, represented by Racing City Group and Global Capital , and from the bankruptcy trustee directly from Florence.
It will now take at least a week for the bank chosen at the time by former president Pietro Sciotto to actually credit the funds to the League. This amounts to approximately €350,000 , which should have guaranteed the members’ salaries and contributions. The former have been paid, with the exception of the June 2025 payment, while the latter are still outstanding starting in November 2024.
Hence the sporting debt that contributed to the collapse. On September 10th, the Court ordered the liquidation of ACR Messina. For the fourth time in just over 30 years, the city’s football has thus restarted from the “go” stage, just like Monopoli. On October 13th, the new ACR Messina 1900 won the Serie D club’s title for €200,000.
Twelve days later, on October 25, the new limited liability company was incorporated at the Vicari Liotta notary’s office . Administrative consultant Antonio Morgante and lawyers Raimondo Adamo and Giovanni Quartarone are taking care of the subsequent bureaucratic procedures. Above all, the application for affiliation with the FIGC , which is expected to respond within four days at the latest.
At that point, the transfer of ownership can be carried out , again before a notary. Finally, the transfer of the “old” ACR Messina’s sporting title to the new inheriting club can be requested. At that point, the amounts owed to the League by virtue of the debt inherited from the previous club must be paid, net of any enforcement.
The overall debt should therefore decrease from the previous €640,000 to approximately €290,000 , which will likely be paid immediately, without the need for further bank guarantees. This will also definitively close the chapter related to the past and move forward to the start of the new cycle. The procedures should be completed by November 10 , the date set for the conclusion of the provisional financial year.
