After a number of summer changes, we’re in line for an entertaining Serie A season with plenty at stake for the competition’s bigger and smaller clubs.
Juventus’ reign at the top remains under serious threat, while a number of managers who took over midway through last season will have an opportunity to make their mark after a full pre-season.
We’ve also got some new signings to look forward to, and the emergence of players who showed promise at the tail end of 2019/20. Here’s what you can expect.
The title
Juventus clung on to top spot last season, but it was much less comfortable than they’d have hoped, with a late equaliser against Atalanta in the run-in helping deflate their final challenger.
Just five points separated the top four at the end of the final round of fixtures, and all four will be confident of an improved performance in 2020/21 for different reasons.
Infogol still gives Juve the best chance of a retention, at 45% (2.22), against odds of [1.8], though last season’s runners-up Inter (30.6%) after some big additions, not least €40m rght-back Achraf Hakimi from Real Madrid.
Inter topped last season’s xG table, so their [3.0] odds could be tempting, as could Atalanta: the outsiders have been given a 14% chance (7.14) of a title run this year after coming close in 2019/20, while their exchange odds
Source: Betfair Italian
