The Serie A, officially known as Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winners are awarded the scudetto and the Coppa Campioni d'Italia. It has been operating as a round-robin tournament for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been organized by the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori until 1943, the Lega Calcio until 2010, and the Lega Serie A ever since. Serie A is regarded as one of the best football leagues in the world and it is often depicted as the most tactical and defensively sound national league. Serie A was the world's strongest national league in 2020 according to IFFHS, and is ranked third among European leagues according to UEFA's league coefficient – behind La Liga and the Premier League, and ahead of Bundesliga and Ligue 1 – which is based on the performance of Italian clubs in the Champions League and the Europa League during the previous five years. Serie A led the UEFA ranking from 1986 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1999.
The Serie B, officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010 and the Lega Serie B ever since. Common nicknames for the league are campionato cadetto and cadetteria, since cadetto is the Italian name for junior or cadet.
Associazione Sportiva Pizzighettone was an Italian association football club, based in Pizzighettone, Lombardy.
Pro Sesto 1913 S.r.l. is an association football club, based in Sesto San Giovanni, Lombardy, Italy. Pro Sesto currently plays in Serie C, having last been in Serie B in 1950.
Unione Sportiva Pergolettese 1932 is an Italian association football club, based in Crema, province of Cremona, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie C, the third level of Italian football.
Vinicio Edwards Espinal Marte is a Dominican former football player and current coach. A former Serie A player, he is the twin brother of José Espinal and also holds Italian nationality.
Mattia Marchesetti is an Italian footballer.
Renato Olmi was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Eccellenza Lombardy is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Lombardy, Italy. It is competed amongst 48 teams, in three groups. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club which finishes second also has the chance to gain promotion, they are entered into a national play-off which consists of two rounds.
The 1942–43 Serie C was the eighth edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.
Valter Alessandro Salvioni, best known as Sandro Salvioni, is an Italian football manager, and a former player, last in charge as head coach of Lugano.
Nnamdi Oduamadi Chidiebere, also known by his shirt name Odu, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward currently under contract for Eccellenza club Colleferro. He has represented the Nigeria national team.
Dragan Travica is an Italian volleyball player, former member of the Italy men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Olympiacos Piraeus, bronze medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games, silver medalist at the European Championship, bronze medalist of the World League and Italian Champion (2012).
Igor Radrezza is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie C Group A club Padova.
Marvin Maietti is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie D club Scanzorosciate.
Giacomo Ferri is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender.
The 2019–20 Serie D was the seventy-second edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system.
Matteo Gerace is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Vogherese.
Matteo Lucenti is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie D club Crema.
