Serie A 19-20: Title Contenders

Unlike the rest of the major European leagues, the Serie A is taking its hefty time in getting ready to get the action started later than usual.

The Italian top-flight is bound to be more competitive than before because of major changes involving the top-six sides in the league.

While Juventus have maintained a monopoly of sorts by winning the league title for the past eight consecutive seasons now, bigger challengers are arising this time around and that makes using this 12bet bonus code on the title race more interesting. Their former manager Antonio Conte’s joined Inter Milan’s project to get them back to Italy’s pinnacle, while Napoli, AC Milan and AS Roma have also strengthened their sides to lodge a mightier challenge.

The Bianconeri are still heavy favorites to retain their title for the ninth year running, mostly due to just how overpowering their squad strength is. On top of that, they’ve brought in the Italian master Maurizio Sarri, whose impressive work with a relatively weaker Napoli side is well renown in Italy. As we can expect “Sarriball” to take over Turin, Juventus will now dominate their opposition, even more, to plow their way through the Serie A sides as the games go on.

Moreover, with Matthijs De Ligt’s acquisition, their defence is now even tighter than before. The teenager’s already a world-class defender with the maturity and knowledge for twice his age. Cristiano Ronaldo’s always there to save the day. Now with a season of Italian football under his belt, will aim to find his peak form to rally on the Old Lady towards dominating on all fronts.

Conte’s Inter will probably be their closest competitor and knowing how heavily they’ve been stacking in talent this summer, the Italian’s ready to enact revenge on his former club. His infamous 3-5-2 formation brought Juventus back into the pinnacle of Italian football and he’ll use similar tactics to bring them down.

Now with a proper goal-scorer like Romelu Lukaku, who Conte wanted to work with for years inter can finally put Mauro Icardi’s spirit to rest. Considering their former captain’s been boycotted by the locker room for personal disputes, Lukaku’s expected to take over the reins.

The Belgian reiterated his “dream” to play in Serie A and knowing its tactical surroundings could find his goal-scoring consistency back after some troubles at Manchester United. Inter have also made a host of other signings, like Diego Godin, Nicolo Barella, Stefano Sensi, who will all play key roles in perfecting Conte’s system.

Under the experienced Carlo Ancelotti, Napoli also aims to break Juventus’ dominance after being their closest competitors for years. They’ve signed the Greek defender Kostas Manolas to further fortify their defence, while their ruthless attacking sphere involving Lorenzo Insigne, Dries Mertens and co already has quite the reputation. Ancelotti’s amplified the attacking fire in the side, but needs to find the consistency to keep up with the Bianconeri.

AC Milan are also dark horses in the title challenge, but are still lacking in certain compartments to keep winning games on a stretch and to fight with the top guns. While Juventus are obvious favorites to retain their title, their obsession with winning the UEFA Champions League could backfire in the league. Too much focus on Europe could make them forget the task at hand in the league and considering Conte’s impeccable knowledge of the Serie A, don’t be surprised if his cunning Inter side ends up stealing the title from under the defending Champions’ noses.