AS Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi has called for FIGC presidential candidate Carlo Tavecchio to step aside.
Tavecchio has caused controversy after recent comments over immigration.
"I do not judge the man, because he said he is not a racist and I'm sure that's true," Roma midfielder De Rossi told reporters.
"But the words Tavecchio used are very serious. In America, in France or in England, you are made to resign the day after for stuff like this.
"In Italy, even in much more important places than the FIGC, people never resign. This is how the country works and it's something we need to reflect on.
"Now we are going towards a difficult season, because if for example I have an argument with a black player and I tell him he 'eats bananas' - I can just say 'it was a gaffe and you can't punish me.' This is the message we are sending out if we vote in Tavecchio."
