

Despite having Juventus as a top contender in the Champions League right now, Italian football is currently going through a crisis that will be hard to get rid of soon. The rest of the teams have to struggle economically to find decent players for low prices because the elevated taxes are a real problem in Italy right now, the economic crisis is truly a matter of global proportions. This is the main reason why other historic clubs like Inter or AC Milan aren't performing at the top.
The recent Gonzalo Higuain transfer proves that this tournament will be dominated by Juventus for a long time to come. Former England and Sampdoria manager Sven-Goran Eriksson talked about this with Omnisport: "It might be a one-horse race, like it has been for so many years. Juventus are outstanding but I think the Italian league will become better and better. You always hope Inter, Milan, the two big clubs in Rome and Napoli they will challenge Juventus for the title. Who knows?"
The coach also spoke about the problems that Marcelo Bielsa had with Lazio, a club he also managed in Italy in the past: "I don't know what happened there, that was very strange. But of course my thoughts are with Lazio. I had many happy times there. I think if you want be a big team and stay a big team, it costs money. Whether you like it or not, it doesn't matter. Without big money you can't stay at the top. Maybe you can reach it for one year but you can't if you don't have money to buy important players."
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