The Serie A, officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system. The winners are awarded the Coppa Campioni d'Italia trophy and the scudetto, a decoration that they wear on the jersey the season after the victory. 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 ranked the world's best national league in 2023 by IFFHS, and is ranked second among European leagues according to UEFA's league coefficient – behind the Premier League, and ahead of La Liga, 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.
Oliver Bierhoff is a German football official and former player who played as a forward. He has previously served as the national team director of the German Football Association. A tall, strong and prolific goalscorer, Bierhoff was mostly renowned for his excellent abilities in the air, and as a target man, being able to deliver pin-point headers towards goal.
Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC, commonly referred to as Ascoli, is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Serie C.
Luca Antonini is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is best known for his five seasons with AC Milan, for which he played from 2008 until 2013. During that time, he made 111 appearances for the club in all competitions, scored one goal, and won the 2010–11 Serie A as the team's starting left back.
Ferdinando Coppola is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Villiam Vecchi was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper and later worked as a goalkeeping coach.
Paolo Zanetti is an Italian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge as the head coach of Serie A club Hellas Verona. As a player, he played as a midfielder.
Renzo De Vecchi was an Italian football player and coach who played as a defender. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics with Italy, and is officially the youngest player to have ever played a match for the Italy national side. Regarded as one of Italy's greatest-ever players, he was known for his excellent technique, dribbling skills, and his accuracy from penalty kicks, despite being a defender. As a ball-winning full-back, he was known for his strength, tackling ability, anticipation, and his organisational skills on the left flank, and was also capable of playing in the centre or in midfield.
Davide Dionigi is an Italian football coach and a former player. He was most recently the manager of Serie B club Cosenza.
Michael Agazzi is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently working as a youth coach at Real Calepina.
Francesco Vincenzi is an Italian professional football coach and a former player, who played as a forward.
Massimo Silva is an Italian professional football coach and a former player.
Giacomo Beretta is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group A club Pro Patria.
Marco Ezio Fossati is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club AlbinoLeffe.
The 2012–13 season was Associazione Calcio Milan's 79th in the Serie A and 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. Milan strived to regain the Serie A title, which they lost to Juventus in the previous season. The Rossoneri also competed in UEFA Champions League, as well as the Coppa Italia.
Gian Filippo Felicioli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie C Group C club Foggia.
During the 1978–1979 season, Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.
During the 1986–1987 season Associazione Calcio Fiorentina competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.
Alessandro Livieri is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group B club Ascoli on loan from Pisa.
During the 1979–1980 season, Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.
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