Can anyone stop Juventus?
The Italian Serie A football championship is an annual competition, featuring 20 clubs, which runs from August to May, and which is won every year by the Turin-based club Juventus.”
When it comes to the new Serie A season, it is hard not to think of Gary Lineker’s splendid joke about how Germany always wins the World Cup.
As Juventus set off in pursuit of a ninth consecutive league title, one could be forgiven for observing that the Serie A title contest risks becoming just a trifle boring.
In recent years, the same scenario, with a few minor variations, has played itself out. Every year we go looking for pretenders to the throne. We suggest that maybe the time has come for Internazionale and Milan to step up to the plate and honour their own best traditions. Or we point out that Roma and/or Napoli have been knocking on the door, suggesting that maybe this year their hunger for success will make the difference.
Yet by Christmas, Juventus have the title wrapped up, Roma, Inter and Milan are struggling to hold onto a Champions League qualification, and Torino, Lazio, Sampdoria, Fiorentina et
