>>121462212last years it was due to covid
also stadium were build for 90wc and the stabds closer to the field (those you see on tv) have terrible visibilty, so for example Napoli and Lazio could gather a 30k crowd and it would look like it is empty from TV.
we have still some SOVLFUL things like third tier playoffs in Palermo gathered 35k spectators for every match
>>121462185literally the euro in 2002 fucked up the "creative" (read: criminal) financial management of Italian team. with liras you could scam your way to become a great team, Parma and Lazio built their success on fake money and both their presidents were arrested. small, local entrepreneur invested money with the aim of gaining influence and popularity, not to earn money.
now football is done only for profit, italian economy declined, big oil clubs drugged the transfer market and hedge funds are managing teams and players like assets. we lost our momentum, there was calciopoli in 2006 and this destroyed competitivity.
plus, Italian football is unwatchable because players are drama queens, even in youth football or 4th tier you see them faking injuries and losing time, this is something you dont see anywehre else and that is why our teams lose in Europe.
it is a miracle we won a World Cup and a Euro in the las 15 years, guess we still have some talent but the environment is shitty. Italy should be nuked
