Saverio advises sports organisations, federations, clubs, athletes and other sports stakeholders in international sports disputes, with a particular focus on proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). His practice covers a broad range of arbitration and litigation matters, including contractual disputes, employment-related matters, governance, disciplinary and ethics proceedings, eligibility issues, anti-doping, third-party influence and ownership, as well as regulatory matters at international federation level. 

Saverio joined Cavaliero & Cambreleng as Of counsel in 2026. He brings extensive experience in international sports arbitration, having represented FIFA in more than 150 proceedings before CAS.

Prior to joining the firm, Saverio worked as legal counsel at FIFA. He initially served within the Players’ Status Department, dealing with all issues related to employment contracts and transfers and their compliance with the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP). He later joined FIFA’s Litigation Department as Senior Legal Counsel, representing FIFA before CAS in a wide variety of matters, including contractual disputes, governance issues, disciplinary and ethics proceedings, international transfers of minor players, eligibility matters, doping, as well as third-party influence and third-party ownership.

Before focusing on international sports law, Saverio represented clients before Italian national courts in civil and employment matters. He subsequently redirected his professional activity towards international and EU law. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business Law from King’s College London and worked at the International Sports Law Centre of the Asser Institute in The Hague, where he carried out research on CAS jurisprudence, the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other sports governing bodies, in connection with EU law and global standards.

In the spring of 2024, Saverio co-founded an international sports law firm based in Zurich.

In 2024 and 2025, Saverio completed advanced courses in EU competition law at the London School of Economics (LSE) and the College of Europe. In that context, Saverio has advised international sports organisations on EU law matters in the aftermath of the Diarra judgment of the European Court of Justice.

Saverio regularly lectures in international sports law courses, including the FIFA Diploma in Football Law, the FIFA Executive Programme in Sports Arbitration and the FIFA Executive Programme in Anti-Doping. He also regularly publishes articles in specialised sports law journals. 

Saverio is a member of the Adjudicatory Body of the Integrity Unit of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).