Serie A to stay with 20 teams after league vote

Serie A will stay a 20-team division after a league meeting scotched on Monday an try by Italy’s largest golf equipment to chop the variety of individuals to 18.

In an announcement, Serie A stated that “the league’s current format of 20 teams has been confirmed”, following the assembly at its Milan headquarters.

Italian media reviews that Inter Milan, Juventus, AC Milan and Roma had been the one 4 golf equipment to vote in favour of the proposal, with the opposite 16 all voting in opposition to.

The thought of reducing the variety of groups in Italy’s prime flight has been floating round for some time because the variety of video games performed by prime golf equipment and gamers will increase.

Serie A’s prime 4 from this season will participate within the Champions League which from subsequent time period can have a brand new format.

Teams should play two extra matches earlier than qualification to the knockout levels is set, including extra video games to an already crowded calendar.

However Serie A’s lesser lights refused to conform to a smaller division, a proposal considered as one designed to solely fulfill the largest golf equipment’ wants.

“I’m against it just like all the other medium and small clubs are. I don’t understand why we should deny so many teams their chance to dream,” stated Lecce president Saverio Sticchi Damiani final month.

Serie A additionally added that it had accepted a proposal for reforms to Italian soccer that it’ll current to the nation’s governing federation FIGC subsequent month.

The league will push the FIGC for extra autonomy at a rare normal assembly on March 11, a mannequin of governance which earlier this month Serie A president Lorenzo Casini stated could be just like England’s Premier League.