New FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio has again hit out at the number of foreigners inside Italian football.
Tavecchio's election was in doubt over controversial comments about immigration earlier this summer.
"There are too many foreigners in the League," Tavecchio has told Radio Rai today.
"It's one of the main problems in Italian football, and we cannot go on like this.
"We cannot do anything about the EU players, the clubs are entitled to play 11 out of 11 from the 28 countries in the European Community.
"The problem is the immigrants. It's difficult to intervene in any legal procedures, so it's best to build from the bottom.
"The amateur league intends to create 19 federal centres to act as catchment areas for 700,000 young people, which will put them at the disposal of professional clubs. The goal is to create future champions in a rational manner.
"Yesterday, I saw three games on TV, and it was a reflection [of my feelings]. Out of the 66 players on the pitch, there were only 14 Italians.
"The championship [Serie A] is the mother of all battles. We've come back from a bad experience at the World Cup, but we want to start with a season of reform, and I'm confident [in our abilities].
"We must return the federation to the force that it once was. Nobody here can do sporting activities in Italy or Europe without the FIGC."
