Un gruppo di investimento guidato da un giocatore NFL unisce Rhinos e Seamen per creare una nuova organizzazione nell’Italian Football League
Due delle società di football americano più titolate d’Italia uniranno le forze a partire dalla stagione 2027. Il nome, l’identità e le divise del nuovo club saranno svelati prossimamente. MILANO, Italia — 10 AGOSTO 2026 — Milano American Football Company (MAFCo) ha annunciato oggi il lancio di una nuova organizzazione di football americano che riunirà sotto un’unica insegna due dei club più storici d’Italia, i Rhinos Milano e i Seamen Milano. Insieme, i due club hanno conquistato 10 titoli di Italian Bowl e 19 campionati giovanili. A partire dalla stagione 2027, tutte le squadre che attualmente competono con i nomi Rhinos e Seamen, dalla prima squadra ai settori giovanili e ai programmi di flag football, gareggeranno come un’unica organizzazione, con una sola identità, una sola divisa eun’ambizione condivisa. Entrambi i club porteranno nella nuova realtà la propria leadership. Marco Mutti ha co-fondato i Seamen nel 1981, ne è stato capitano da giocatore e ricopre il ruolo di presidente dal 2009, guidando il club alla conquista di cinque Italian Bowl. Alessio D’Ascenzo è arrivato ai Rhinos come running back nel 2001 e ha guidato il club alla vittoria dell’Italian Bowl 2016, il primo titolo nazionale dopo 26 anni. Entrambi continueranno a far parte della nuova organizzazione. «Per quarant’anni abbiamo gareggiato l’uno contro l’altro e questa rivalità ha reso entrambi i club migliori. Ora abbiamo l’opportunità di fare qualcosa di più importante che vincere quella rivalità: far crescere insieme questo sport in Italia e offrire ai giovani atleti del nostro Paese un vero futuro nel football», hanno dichiarato congiuntamente Marco Mutti e Alessio D’Ascenzo. «Siamo entusiasti di ciò che ci aspetta.» Il nuovo club è guidato da Justin Pugh, veterano NFL con 11 stagioni alle spalle, scelto al primo giro del Draft dai New York Giants e successivamente giocatore degli Arizona Cardinals. Oltre ad aver fondato il club, Pugh ricopre il ruolo di Commissioner dell’Italian Football League, dove si concentra principalmente sulla crescita e sullo sviluppo delle partnership dell’intera lega. Il co-fondatore Harrison Green, coach a livello universitario con esperienze presso SMU, South Alabama, Penn State, Johns Hopkins e FIU, risiede a Milano e guiderà le attività di sviluppo sportivo del club. I nomi Rhinos e Seamen verranno ritirati, ma i giocatori, gli allenatori e le famiglie di entrambi i club proseguiranno il loro percorso all’interno della nuova organizzazione. «Ciò che questi due club hanno costruito in oltre quarant’anni è la ragione per cui questo progetto può funzionare. Una storia di questo tipo non si può creare artificialmente: si può soltanto costruire su di essa», ha dichiarato Justin Pugh, Founder e CEO di Milano American Football Company. Il lancio avviene in un momento cruciale per la crescita internazionale di questo sport. «Il football americano sta diventando uno sport realmente globale e l’Italia ha una concreta opportunità di assumere un ruolo di primo piano», ha aggiunto Pugh. «Con l’ingresso del flag football nel programma olimpico e il NIL che sta trasformando lo sport universitario, non c’è mai stato un momento migliore per sviluppare questo sport al di fuori degli Stati Uniti.» La visione dell’organizzazione va oltre il successo sul campo. MAFCo sta costruendo un programma in grado di contribuire alla crescita continua del football americano in Italia, creando al tempo stesso unpercorso di sviluppo chiaro per i giovani atleti, dai programmi introduttivi giovanili fino al livello professionistico. Il nome, l’identità visiva e le divise del nuovo club saranno svelati nei prossimi mesi. ### CONTATTI MEDIA Stati Uniti — Pete McManus, Bobolink Management peter@bobolinkmgmt.com Italia e Internazionale — Marco Cacciotto marco@cacciotto.com Milano American Football Company Milano American Football Company sta costruendo una piattaforma progettata per sostenere la crescita a lungo termine del football americano in Italia, integrando in un’unica attività verticalmente strutturata la gestione delle squadre, lo sviluppo dei talenti, l’attivazione del brand e i media. Forte di decenni di storia del football italiano e di esperienza NFL, MAFCo mette a disposizione struttura, network e visione per far crescere lo sport e diventare il ponte culturale e commerciale tra Stati Uniti e Italia.
Arrivederci a settembre
Con l’allenamento odierno del neonato team di Flag Senior terminano le attività agonistiche dei Rhinos Milano per la sessione estiva della stagione 2018. Spazio quindi al riposo prima di ricominciare l’attività con le squadre giovanili già dalla fine di agosto. Buone Vacanze a tutti.
Alessandro Vergani, un rinoceronte crucco
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