Italian Football league betting

The Special One has gone. Who will emerge triumphant at the top of the standings in Serie A? Can anyone stop Inter Milan from continuing their domination of their domestic league, and who offers best value in Italian football betting?

Italian football results have held an allure for UK fans for more than 20 years, and interest in who will topping the tables throughout the season is showing no sign of waning with Italian Serie A betting prices studied as keenly as ever.

Italia 90 was the high point for many with a passion for football and Italian football betting in particular.

The competition had the stadiums, the supporters, the atmosphere of one of the greatest football parties in history. Little wonder there is still a passion for Italy Serie A betting given the trail blazed by the likes of Paul Gascoigne, Paul Ince and David Platt throughout the early 1990s.

Inter Milan have lost Jose Mourinho, but their results suggest they’re still a safe bet to be among the favourites in Italian Serie A betting.

The Portuguese has headed for pastures new with Real Madrid, and the odds are he will be able to repeat his feats of dominating the league tables across Europe. He did it at Chelsea and Inter and predictions he will maintain his success in Spain seem safe.

But amid the drama and passion, Italian Serie A betting offers a wide variety of options – not least clubs with the financial muscle, history and determination to make sure predictions of another Inter stroll to the title prove misplaced.

Inter may have claimed a treble last season, but those of us of a certain age will remember city rivals Milan were once the dominant force in Italian football. Many online bookmakers expect the red half of the northern Italian city to rise once again – and they may be worth a shout for the courageous punter / predictor.

Since its formation in 1929, success in Italian league soccer betting has been best rewarded by backing Juventus who have won 27 titles. This record ensures they will always have an emotional attachment to those with an interest in Italian league betting.

Inter are second on the list of all-time winners with 18 Scudettos, Milan third with 17.

Yet Inter Milan’s results in recent years have made them overwhelming favourites in Italian football betting. Their run of five successive league titles matched the achievements of Juve in the 1930s and Torino a decade later.

Given Inter’s dominance, harvesting value from Italian Serie A betting requires invention.

Leading scorer in Serie A last season was Antonio Di Natale from Udinese who found the back of the net 29 times. The year before it was Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Inter, while the season before Alessandro Del Piero took the golden boot.

As a spokesman for one of the many UK-facing online bookmakers said: “Inter have dominated Italian football betting for so many years that our internet customers are now looking outside the traditional bets for value, while live betting has become very popular.

“Indeed, with so many free bets available to punters, Italian league betting should not just be about who will win the championship.

“Champions League qualification is important to many European clubs and the likes of Sampdoria have shown there can be rewards in Italy Serie A betting by backing sides such as this.

“The likes of Palermo provided great Italian league betting value by finishing fifth last season, and they may be worth looking at if you have a free bet to repeat their success and maybe even go one better this time around.”

Italian football is shown live across Europe and your online bookmaker will have any number of bets available as to who will finish towards the foot of the table.

Brescia hold the record for the most seasons in Serie B – an incredible 53 – but won through to the top flight of the Italian game through the play-offs..

They are unlikely to feature high among the favourites in Italian league betting for anything other than a rapid return, while the likes of Bologna, Cagliari and Udinese all struggled at the wrong end of the standings.

Lecce finished as second division champions last seasons and might offer good value to Italian Serie a betting customers who think they will be able to retain their place in the competition.

Roma finished second last season. They have been in the top flight since the early 1950s, but can this be their year for success. It’s a safe bet the southern Italian aristocrats will spend heavily again in the summer and should be considered as offering decent Italian football league betting value – especially with Jose gone.

Mighty Juventus have had their problems in recent years, but they are certain to among the favourites in Italy Serie betting A this season. They may have only finished seventh last season, but the Old Lady has the history of excellence and will be a force again this season.