5 Reasons To Watch Serie A This Season

5. Star Players

In the 1990s, Serie A was dominated by some of the biggest names in world football. Zidane, Batistuta and Del Piero all graced the league during its golden era and, although it’s no longer the hotbed of talent that it was in yesteryear, there are still quality players plying their trade in Italy.

The level of talent in the league, at the top clubs at least, is still up there with the best. This is exemplified by Italy being the only country to boast two clubs in last season's Champions League semi-finals. With Juventus’ solid defence and Napoli’s attacking prowess, there is hardly a lack of talent at Serie A games and, with the transfer window still open, there is time for even more star quality to be added to their squads.

This summer’s biggest transfer coup was Cristiano Ronaldo’s move from Real Madrid to Juventus that sent reverberations across the footballing world. Despite being 32, the Portuguese still has a lot to offer the club and fans will be hoping that he can strike up a fruitful relationship with Paulo Dybala and Douglas Costa to create a fearsome attacking line-up. His decision to swap Madrid for Turin also has a wider context in the league as it may go some way to halting the exodus of talent that the league suffers from – making players realise that they don’t have to go further afield to actualise their ambitions.