In recent months, the idea of a Serie A reform proposal had materialised, aiming to reduce the number of teams from the current 20 to 18. This proposal was primarily supported by the major clubs in the Serie A league, especially Milan, Inter, Juventus, and Roma.
Today, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported words from the CEO of Monza, former Milan executive, Adriano Galliani, who didn't mince words for the big clubs:
"I fully endorse President Gravina's report. We need to consider what to do. Internal conflicts within the system arise and intensify when four big clubs, Milan, Inter, Juventus, and Roma, thought that by abolishing the agreement between the Federation and the League, they could change Serie A's format from 20 to 18 teams. Thus, the majority of clubs came to believe, mistakenly as it turned out, that the federal president agreed with this position. I can't ask questions; I'm the legal representative of a Serie A team, so it's hard for me to be impartial. I would have attempted a less crude maneuver; I would have moved differently. It's possible to reduce the number of teams from 20 to 18, but with resources and revenue percentages allocated to relegated teams. At this moment, an incredible gap is forming between the top teams in Italy, which generate 500 million euros, and the bottom ones, which generate 50 million euros. It wasn't like this in the past."
