The Serie A, also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is 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 since its creation for the 2010–11 season. 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 fourth among European leagues according to UEFA's league coefficient – behind the Bundesliga, La Liga and the Premier League, and ahead of 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.
Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former professional footballer who played primarily as a left back and centre back for AC Milan and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time. As the Milan and Italy captain for many years he was nicknamed "Il Capitano". Maldini held the record for most appearances in Serie A, with 647, until 2020, when he was overtaken by Gianluigi Buffon. He most recently served as technical director for Milan, as well as being co-owner of USL Championship club Miami FC.
Clarence Clyde Seedorf is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is regarded by many to be one of the best midfielders of his generation.
Alessandro Costacurta is an Italian football pundit, manager and a former professional defender who usually played as a centre back.
Football Italia is a television programme in the United Kingdom, showing Italian football, that ran from 1992 to 2002 on Channel 4, and continued until 2008 on other channels. It was known as Football Italiano in its final season.
Riccardo Montolivo is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He most notably played for Fiorentina, AC Milan, and the Italy national team.
Christian Abbiati is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Cristian Brocchi is an Italian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Vicenza.
Stefano Pioli is an Italian football manager and a former player who played as a defender, He is currently the manager of Serie A club AC Milan.
Massimiliano Allegri, also known as Max Allegri, is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Serie A club Juventus.
Giacomo "Jack" Bonaventura is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Italy national football team.
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons, in the top flight of Italian football, known as Serie A since 1929–30.
Franck Yannick Kessié is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Ivory Coast national team.
Ismaël Bennacer is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan. Born in France, he represents the Algeria national team.
Gianluigi Donnarumma is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in world football.
The 2017–18 Serie A was the 116th season of top-tier Italian football, the 86th in a round-robin tournament and the 8th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. Juventus were the six-time defending champions. The season ran from 19 August 2017 to 20 May 2018.
Rafael Alexandre da Conceição Leão is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club AC Milan and the Portugal national team.
Sandro Tonali is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Italy national team.
Walter Messias Júnior is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and forward for Serie A club AC Milan.
Daniel Maldini is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan.
