🥱Serie A, 0-0 problem! Record high, is our football BORING? The fix... 👀

Leading this special ranking is Parma, who have finished a match without conceding on as many as 6 occasions. Then come Verona and Cremonese on 5, followed by the group made up of Como, Lazio, Genoa, Pisa, Fiorentina and Lecce on 4.

🤔 The solution from... Serie B?

Looking at the teams involved, it is easy to see how many of these 0-0s are driven by fear or a lack of motivation. So why not take a cue from Serie B, one of the most unpredictable and exciting leagues in the world?

Thanks to the playoffs and playouts, in fact, there is currently not a single club without something to play for. The promotion race is one of the best ever, with three teams fighting for two places with just 180 minutes left. There is also a battle in the playoff zone, where apart from Palermo and Catanzaro, certain of finishing 4th and 5th respectively, everyone from Modena in 6th to Carrarese in 10th can still dream.

At the back, finally, no one is certain of anything, not even Padova in 14th, who, with a series of unlikely combinations, could slip from 14th to 18th, which would mean relegation.

🤷‍♂️ No more time should be wasted

In short, something should also be rethought when it comes to Serie A. Perhaps by introducing a playout, which would already cut in half the number of “safe” teams and therefore those with no motivation left. A playoff for the Scudetto and the Champions League would probably be unthinkable, but a solution for the European qualification spots could come from the introduction of a playoff for, say, the Conference League.

For now, it is just imagination. Between the FIGC without a president, the national team out of the World Cup and without a head coach, and the chaos surrounding the investigation into the work of the referees’ chief, the Serie A format is probably not the priority right now. It seems clear, however, that sooner or later things will have to change, one way or another. Our football has already lost too much time and, above all, appeal.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.