What has happened to Italian football?
Clubs are no longer a threat in Europe
In the ten year span from 1989 to 1998, Serie A had at-least one representative in the Champions League final on nine out of ten occasions. It was a period of domination where the likes of AC Milan, Juventus and Sampdoria regularly made it to the final of the most important club competition. Since then only the two Milan teams have lifted the trophy. After 2003, Italian clubs have reached the final only three times. A deeper look at the performances clearly suggests a decline in performances of the Italian teams compared to the English, Spanish and German clubs. Since 2008 only Inter Milan have reached the semi-final stage of the Champions league. During this period four English clubs (Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool) have made eight appearances together while Barcelona have reached the semi-final in all the editions except last year and Real Madrid have been consistently present since 2011.
Terrible attendances,failing to keep best players,out of date stadiums and the match fixing scandal have taken their toll on Serie A.
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