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    Kevin Baxter: How American players are helping fuel a renaissance in Italy's top soccer league

    by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times Apr 03, 2024 4 minutes
    AC Milan's American forward Christian Pulisic, center, shoots toward the goal in front of Fiorentina's Italian defender Michael Kayode, right, and Fiorentina's Serbian defender Nikola Milenkovic, left, during the Italian Serie A football match between Fiorentina and AC Milan at the Artemio Franchi Stadium, in Florence, Italy, on March 30, 2024.

    LOS ANGELES — If the U.S. makes a deep run in the next World Cup — or even in this summer's Copa América — Italy might deserve part of the credit.

    Since 2022, a record 10 Americans have played in Italy; six of them were on the 23-man roster for last week's CONCACAF Nations League final. And five of the 20 teams in Italy's top-tier Serie A have American owners.

    For Luigi De Siervo, the league's chief executive, that's a relationship that favors both sides.

    "It's not a coincidence," he said. "Italian clubs are closely watching the development of soccer in the U.S."

    For the Italians, it has been a

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