Cesare Prandelli believes Serie A is now 'balanced' and praises Roma and Juventus for how they have changed over the summer.
The former Fiorentina and Italy Coach was interviewed by Il Corriere dello Sport and asked whether this year the Bianconeri's stranglehold on the Scudetto would be challenged.
“The first term that comes to mind when I look at the next championship is balance,” he said.
Cesare Prandelli believes Serie A is now 'balanced' and praises Roma and Juventus for how they have changed over the summer.
The former Fiorentina and Italy Coach was interviewed by Il Corriere dello Sport and asked whether this year the Bianconeri's stranglehold on the Scudetto would be challenged.
“The first term that comes to mind when I look at the next championship is balance,” he said.
“Juventus will have to be a lot more careful because Napoli reinforced themselves, while Roma and the teams from Milan have a clear vision and want to play a central role again, at least in the Champions League zone.
“Then there are Fiorentina and Lazio, who absolutely cannot be underestimated.”
The 57-year-old then discussed the changes at Juventus.
“I'm not in favour of teams that are the photocopy of what came before.
“[Carlos] Tevez left and [Mario] Mandzukic came in, and that's for the good.
“There is no such thing as another Apache and it would have been a mistake to go and look for one.
“It's better to change the structure of the team and the way it plays, that's more stimulating.
“That aside, they replaced their three departing world-class players with others of the same level.
“Roma changed in the same way that Juve did, picking up an authentic poacher like [Edin] Dzeko.
“Not since [Gabriel] Batistuta did they have an authentic number 9 spearheading their offence.
“He will contribute a lot to [Coach Rudi] Garcia's team.”