In the 2023-24 Champions League, the Serie A team "got up early in the morning and rushed to the late meeting", after the collective breakthrough from the group stage, the Serie A team encountered the stubborn resistance of the opponent, and after the 1/8 finals, the Serie A team collectively collapsed and stopped in the round of 16 of the Champions League. Judging from the performance of the Serie A teams, Italian football is shy in the pocket, and the lack of financial support is an important factor in the team's defeat. The decline in the level of youth training is also an important reason why the Serie A team lost the European competition.
With a shyness in the pocket, Serie A teams generally lack funds, and you can't play football without money
Compared with teams such as Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Bayern, most of the teams in Serie A lack absolute financial support, and they are not comparable with these top teams in terms of support. With little investment, it is difficult to find the top players, and there is often a lack of players with absolute strength at critical moments, which is the reason why Serie A teams have repeatedly missed the Champions League title when their tactical theories are advanced.
Italy's young talent is not on the rise, and that's a factor
In addition to the shyness of the Serie A team, the lack of top stars in the Italian youth academy in recent years is also an important reason. Although the quality of the youth training of the Serie A team is very high, after all, there are no superstars like Haaland, Mbappe, Bellingham, etc., coupled with the lack of use of young players in Italian football, the replacement of the old and new in Italian football is relatively lagging behind, and it is easy to overdraft the physical fitness in advance in the subsequent games, which is also an important factor.
In addition, UEFA also has to consider the ability of the champion team to attract money, and the benefits of letting Inter Milan win the championship are far less than the benefits of letting Real Madrid, Bayern, and even Paris win the championship. Therefore, in terms of the schedule of European competitions, the scale of penalties, etc., it is basically difficult for Serie A teams to take advantage. This is also the reason why the Serie A team was eliminated prematurely.
In fact, since 2006, the Italian national team has missed the knockout rounds of the World Cup in a row, and the last two World Preliminary Tournaments have been defeated in the qualifying stage, which shows that the glory of Italian football is difficult to appear in the short term.