Federica Cappelletti, wife of Paolo Rossi, elected to lead the Serie A women’s football – Corriere.it

Federica Cappelletti was elected this morning in the assembly to lead the Serie A of women’s football. Paolo Rossi’s widow was the only candidate and was voted unanimously by the ten voting clubs.

Federica Cappelletti, 51, born in Perugia, professional journalist, wife of the late Paolo Rossi and president of the Paolo Rossi Foundation, a well-known figure in the world of football. The love story with Paolo had given rise to a marriage that lasted more than 10 years (from 2010 until the champion’s death in 2020) but the two had met a long time before and the spark had immediately struck, despite the difference in age, with her being 16 years younger than him. A real life project crowned by the birth of two daughters, Maria Vittoria and Sofia Elena who had joined Alessandro, born from Rossi’s first marriage to Simonetta Rizzato. Federica thus wanted to continue her family’s commitment to football by also dedicating herself to women’s football, this time with a leading role.