5 Reasons why Serie A is the most competitive league right now

#3 Managerial Masterclass

Sarri has been likened to greats Pep Guardiola and Arrigo Sacchi

It may be considered somewhat of a cliché, but, in general, anyone can beat anyone in Serie A at present (once again, Benevento should perhaps be outlined as an exception there). Already this season we have seen Juventus remarkably overturned by Sampdoria 3-2, who only at the end of September were on the wrong end of a 4-0 drubbing by Udinese, who themselves lost 3-2 to Serie A debutants SPAL.

Whilst other factors play their part, the high quality of football managers in Italy's top flight has to be taken into account when considering why Serie A has become so competitive; the tactical intelligence of the division has improved as a whole.

Napoli's manager Maurizio Sarri has drawn parallels with the great Pep Guardiola in his tactical approach, whilst some have gone as far as to compare him to club legend Arrigo Sacchi, although Sarri modestly rubbished such claims. Sarri is thought to have been among the first to use drones in training sessions to monitor player movement in drills.

Sarri himself is up against a host of other master tacticians such as Massimiliano Allegri at Juventus, who has reinvented the club after multiple departures across the past few seasons, Lazio's Simone Inzaghi, Inter's Luciano Spalletti and Roma's Eusebio Di Francesco, formerly of Sassuolo.

All of the aforementioned gaffers have instilled more competition into Serie A through their man management and tactical capabilities.