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Cash-strapped Rai powerless to stop Coppa Italia loss to Mediaset

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Mounting debts and a lack of flexibility hampered Rai’s bid to retain Coppa Italia rights from 2021-22, leaving Italy’s public-service broadcaster without live, premium club football for at least the next three seasons.

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