Italian sports festivals and tournaments kick off in June 2026

The third edition of SportivaMente opened in Crema's historic centre with an inauguration ceremony, the Olympic flame torch relay and a programme of free activities from wrestling to curling, involving 40 local clubs and guests such as CONI Lombardia president Marco Riva and Olympic champion Diana Bianchedi. The festival will run through the weekend with competitions, exhibitions and performances, culminating in a closing ceremony featuring former world‑cup winner Gianluca Zambrotta.

Inter's youth squads entered the national playoffs, with the Under‑18 side beating Torino on penalties to reach a final against Bologna, while the Under‑17, Under‑16, Under‑15 and female teams also contested semifinals and finals across various Italian venues.

The FIP Silver Mediolanum Padel Cup in Palermo moved to its quarter‑final stage, pitting Italian world‑ranked Marco Cassetta against 19‑year‑old Matteo Platania and seeing strong performances from Italian duos Clarissa Aima / Caterina Baldi and other Next‑Gen players.

The international under‑16 “Città di Crema” tennis tournament held semifinals on Friday, with Italian seeds Sebastiano Mantovani, Alessio Cardillo and Gianluca Tanzi advancing, and foreign competitors such as Greece’s Maria Koukoutsi and Japan’s Rio Sotodate reaching the latter stages.

In five‑a‑side football, Napoli secured a 3‑2 win over Sporting Sala Consilina, forcing a decisive third leg, while Roma defeated Eboli 2‑1 to reach the semifinals. The futsal Serie A playoffs saw Roma, L84 Torino and Meta Catania win their quarter‑finals, and Giovinazzo clinch promotion to Serie A after a 5‑0 first‑leg victory and a solid return leg.