Alessandro Costacurta gave an interview to the Corriere dello Sport about the prospects of Italian teams in the next Champions League. The former defender painted a rather discouraging picture for our clubs in the top continental competition.
When asked about the favorite for the trophy, Costacurta indicated PSG as the most competitive team on the European scene: “PSG is the strongest team in Europe and perhaps in the world over the last two years. Luis Enrique makes sure the players give one hundred percent. I see sensational players like Dembélé, Barcola, Doué running like crazy and I understand that they truly and blindly believe in their coach.”
Regarding the future of Italian teams, the former defender set a rather long time frame before seeing a tricolor club competitive at the highest levels again. “It’s just a matter of investments but to dominate like that year, with three Italian teams in the semifinals, I think it will never happen again. It may happen that some Italian club can return to fighting at the top, as happened with Inter, but not before six or seven years,” he declared.
Costacurta then listed the seven teams that, in his opinion, are currently superior to Inter in the continental hierarchy: “Right now there are at least seven teams stronger than the Nerazzurri: PSG, Bayern, Arsenal, City, Liverpool, Barça and Real.” An analysis that places the Italian champions behind the main European clubs, highlighting the gap that still exists between Serie A and the international giants.
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