Gambling Result’s Serie A preview expects Juventus retaining the title again.

There were some big changes in Italian football this summer. Many players left the peninsula, and many fresh faces have arrived. The top clubs were able to spend some serious amounts of cash on new acquisitions. Reigning champions and Champions League runners-up Juventus were seriously hurt by the changes. They have lost three key players. However, there is no Serie A preview around the web that would forecast they losing out on this year’s championship. They might have a more difficult task to solve this time, but they are expected to succeed once again.

ESPNFC.com: Serie A: Five key questions to determine how the season will unfold

 
After years of decline, Italian clubs were able to spend some considerable cash this summer. Juventus, AC Milan, Inter and AS Roma together spent EUR 392 million on new players. This is almost three times the figure they invested last summer. The new arrivals should bring more excitement to the league. Any Serie A preview expects the competition to be fiercer this year.

The most expensive footballers in calcio were Paulo Dybala, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Carlos Bacca this transfer window. All of them costed more than EUR 30 million and the spending is far from over actually. Julian Draxler of Schalke 04 and Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Paris Saint-Germain might also sign for an Italian team this summer, gambling news report.

Imagining Juventus without Pirlo is almost impossible (Photo: Getty Images)

However, three star players left Serie A. Andrea Pirlo went to New York, Carlos Tevez returned to Boca and Arturo Vidal signed for Bayern. The exodus of the trio weakened Juventus. Therefore it is no surprise that experts of gambling facts think that the Old Lady won’t have another smooth campaign this time.

Xherdan Shaqiri and Mateo Kovacic both left Italy recently, and another asset departed earlier when Manchester United acquired Matteo Darmian. The Italian teams brought in some considerable talent though. Edin Dzeko and Mohamed Salah have signed for Roma, and Stevan Jovetic went to Inter. However, retaining Paul Pogba by Juventus or Gonzalo Higuain by Napoli seems to be equally important.

With this newly set power relations, emphasized by almost every Serie A preview, the Italian championship could be much more competitive and thrilling than it was in recent years. Juventus might still be 1.44 (4/9) favourites to win the Scudetto according to BetVictor, but the rivals will be much closer this time.

Football-Italia.net: Serie A 2015-16 season preview

 
Football Italia’s Serie A preview also expects Juventus to retain the title. The Zebras will be significantly weaker than they were last year. However, they might still dominate Italian football. Roma are expected to be their number one challengers according to many of those, who follow live sports results. BetVictor priced their title at 7.00 (6/1), and looking at their new acquisitions, placing a wager on them is tempting.

The Serie A preview considers Napoli to be another challenger. Their possible victory worth 10.00 (9/1), which is reasonable for a top team coming off from a troublesome season. Internazionale could have a shot at Champions League football as well. Their top 3 finish is available for 2.63 (13/8) at BetVictor. They expected to be in a desperate fight with Napoli. After the major changes this summer, this duel could go either way for the Nerazzurri.

These four teams have realistic chances of catching Juventus in the season

Some pundits and fans expect that AC Milan will be in title contention in the spring. However BetVictor handed them the exact same odds for European football as well as for the Scudetto (13.00; 12/1), as they gave to Inter. Former Inter player and current AC Milan manager Sinisa Mihajlovic can cause some surprises however. AC Milan are also toying with the idea of bringing Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to the Serie A. Looking at Ibra’s resume, his arrival would almost guarantee the championship title. Ibrahimovic returning to AC Milan is available for wagering with odds of 2.50 (6/4) at BetVictor.

Lazio is expected to fight for European football, according to Football Italia’s Serie A preview. They could top the middle of the field hands-in-hands with Fiorentina. The Roma-based outfit had a heroic season that saw them returning to Champions League. However, the pressure of the strongest European club competition might have a negative effect on their league campaign. Fiorentina have replaced Vincenzo Montella with former Juventus midfielder Paulo Sousa. This could equally mean that there are some surprise sports scores in the making, or nothing else just mediocrity.

Gambling Result’s Serie A preview expects Juventus retaining the title again.

There were some big changes in Italian football this summer. Many players left the peninsula, and many fresh faces have arrived. The top clubs were able to spend some serious amounts of cash on new acquisitions. Reigning champions and Champions League runners-up Juventus were seriously hurt by the changes. They have lost three key players. However, there is no Serie A preview around the web that would forecast they losing out on this year’s championship. They might have a more difficult task to solve this time, but they are expected to succeed once again.

ESPNFC.com: Serie A: Five key questions to determine how the season will unfold

 
After years of decline, Italian clubs were able to spend some considerable cash this summer. Juventus, AC Milan, Inter and AS Roma together spent EUR 392 million on new players. This is almost three times the figure they invested last summer. The new arrivals should bring more excitement to the league. Any Serie A preview expects the competition to be fiercer this year.

The most expensive footballers in calcio were Paulo Dybala, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Carlos Bacca this transfer window. All of them costed more than EUR 30 million and the spending is far from over actually. Julian Draxler of Schalke 04 and Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Paris Saint-Germain might also sign for an Italian team this summer, gambling news report.

Imagining Juventus without Pirlo is almost impossible (Photo: Getty Images)

However, three star players left Serie A. Andrea Pirlo went to New York, Carlos Tevez returned to Boca and Arturo Vidal signed for Bayern. The exodus of the trio weakened Juventus. Therefore it is no surprise that experts of gambling facts think that the Old Lady won’t have another smooth campaign this time.

Xherdan Shaqiri and Mateo Kovacic both left Italy recently, and another asset departed earlier when Manchester United acquired Matteo Darmian. The Italian teams brought in some considerable talent though. Edin Dzeko and Mohamed Salah have signed for Roma, and Stevan Jovetic went to Inter. However, retaining Paul Pogba by Juventus or Gonzalo Higuain by Napoli seems to be equally important.

With this newly set power relations, emphasized by almost every Serie A preview, the Italian championship could be much more competitive and thrilling than it was in recent years. Juventus might still be 1.44 (4/9) favourites to win the Scudetto according to BetVictor, but the rivals will be much closer this time.

Football-Italia.net: Serie A 2015-16 season preview

 
Football Italia’s Serie A preview also expects Juventus to retain the title. The Zebras will be significantly weaker than they were last year. However, they might still dominate Italian football. Roma are expected to be their number one challengers according to many of those, who follow live sports results. BetVictor priced their title at 7.00 (6/1), and looking at their new acquisitions, placing a wager on them is tempting.

The Serie A preview considers Napoli to be another challenger. Their possible victory worth 10.00 (9/1), which is reasonable for a top team coming off from a troublesome season. Internazionale could have a shot at Champions League football as well. Their top 3 finish is available for 2.63 (13/8) at BetVictor. They expected to be in a desperate fight with Napoli. After the major changes this summer, this duel could go either way for the Nerazzurri.

These four teams have realistic chances of catching Juventus in the season

Some pundits and fans expect that AC Milan will be in title contention in the spring. However BetVictor handed them the exact same odds for European football as well as for the Scudetto (13.00; 12/1), as they gave to Inter. Former Inter player and current AC Milan manager Sinisa Mihajlovic can cause some surprises however. AC Milan are also toying with the idea of bringing Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to the Serie A. Looking at Ibra’s resume, his arrival would almost guarantee the championship title. Ibrahimovic returning to AC Milan is available for wagering with odds of 2.50 (6/4) at BetVictor.

Lazio is expected to fight for European football, according to Football Italia’s Serie A preview. They could top the middle of the field hands-in-hands with Fiorentina. The Roma-based outfit had a heroic season that saw them returning to Champions League. However, the pressure of the strongest European club competition might have a negative effect on their league campaign. Fiorentina have replaced Vincenzo Montella with former Juventus midfielder Paulo Sousa. This could equally mean that there are some surprise sports scores in the making, or nothing else just mediocrity.

The bitter fruit of soccer governing body UEFA’s labor is blooming in a Europe-wide probe across 12 countries to determine to what extent matches are being fixed for gambling purposes. It appears impossible to say whether UEFA’s efforts will or even can succeed before the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa on June 11.

Sydney Morning Herald: Nine Swiss footballers suspended

Switzerland’s national soccer association has suspended nine players, including five for an indefinite period, for match-fixing as part of the Europe-wide UEFA probe.

The national league board said in a statement that “The Swiss Football Association is, according to current information, the first and only federation which has treated in the consequent manner the suspects of match-fixing made public in autumn 2009.”

None of the nine players suspended were in the top division of Switzerland football. The four players given sentences were banned from Swiss soccer for between 12 and 36 months.

The suspensions were the result of 50 raids in November in Austria, Britain, Germany and Switzerland in the probe’s first big move. In these 50 actions, over €1 million was seized. UEFA official stated that “Without doubt this is the biggest scam there has ever been in European football.”

Sports Illustrated: UEFA quizzes players at Hungarian champion Debrecen over suspected match-fixing

UEFA officials recently questioned eight players of Hungarian league champion Debrecen, which lost all six of its Champions League matches to Fiorentina, Liverpool and Lyon in the 2009-10 season, for which the club earned €9.2 million.

Though UEFA offered no comment as to the extent or subject matter of the discussion, Debrecen official Csaba Bartha did not make much of it, writing on the official club website that “the degree of seriousness of the matter is reflected by the fact that they didn’t even [transcribe] the statements.”

Debrecen is the second Hungarian club to come into question in this particular investigation, after UEFA looked into a suspicious Honvéd loss in November. More than 200 games are being considered for the possibility of match fixing in the UEFA investigation.

USA Today: World Cup arrives amid global match-fixing probes

Referees in Bosnia and Ukraine have been banned for life as part of a UEFA probe in a season when fixing matches has “spread more widely through football than ever.” UEFA President Michel Platini described the situation as seriously enough to put the sport itself in “mortal danger.”

Another threat to the integrity of soccer has arisen aside from the existing match-fixing problems has appeared as well. English Football Association chairman David Triesman stated that Russian criminal elements would be attempting to bribe referees to favor Spain in exchange for Spain’s support of the Russian bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

To prevent scandal from tainting the 2010 World Cup, FIFA officials created the company Early Warning, which would monitor any suspicious activity online concerning match outcomes. The World Cup is expected to generate about $3.4 billion for FIFA.

China is also taking on corruption in soccer at home, arresting among others Chinese Football Federation head Nan York and former World Cup referee Lu Jun.

The UEFA probe first began last year, when a “nest of corruption” was revealed to have involved matches in four World Cup nations (Germany, Greece, Slovenia, Switzerland) and six others (Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary and Turkey).