During his speech at Radio Anch’io Sport the president of the Lega Serie A Lorenzo Casini he also spoke about the possibility of reducing the Italian championship to 18 teams, as well as the Italian Super Cup which will also be played in Saudi Arabia this year: “In the specific case of Bologna-Milan with the championship of 18 teams nothing would have changed. In the last 20 For years we have always remained at 20 teams, the problem is that the windows for the national teams have increased with competitions such as the Nations League, the European matches have also increased with the new formats and now the calendar has become crowded.”
Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia:
“The four-team format is not set in stone, it is decided from year to year by the assembly. To say that two more games we have swamped the calendar seems excessive to me. A pro of the four-team format, in addition to the economic one, is also the opportunity to make oneself known outside national borders is not just an economic issue, however, there is a strong need to promote Italian football abroad, one can absolutely understand it For this year we are working with the organization to ensure and facilitate travel and the presence of fans on the one hand we need to balance interests, on the other we have to look at what happens in the other sports matches in Europe”.
Is Serie A abroad a possibility?
“It can hardly happen, the issue of the fans would become even more important.”
Does Format Champions remind you of the Super League?
“The Super League had a completely different logic, ensuring continuity of presence for some clubs. In fact the SuperChampions was criticized for the opposite, that is, having created matches that were too unbalanced. I agree with Marchetti of UEFA, we have to wait a few more days. Now yes It’s difficult to read the standings, but it’s clear that the last few games will be fundamental and it will be a Champions League with growing suspense. When there were groups there was the risk of games of no interest.”
Who likes the Club World Cup besides FIFA?
“I believe that the fans of the teams involved are happy. I would like to say that in the era of the calendar being crowded out, the national teams weigh more than the Club World Cup: due to the increase in windows, but also because the World Cup directly concerns the teams that are the players’ main employers. When will the players rest? I would evaluate Carlo Ancelotti’s proposal, which is to give some players a sort of turnover during the championship consideration with the players themselves”.