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The Italian Serie A has long been among the top three football leagues in the world. The Serie A Championship title is often referred to as the scudetto which means “Small Shield” because since the 1923–24 season, the winning team will bear a small coat of arms with the Italian tricolour on their strip in the following season. The most successful club is Juventus with 36 titles, followed by Inter Milan with 20 and AC Milan with 19 titles. The league has been in its current round robin format since the 1929/30 season. All the championships prior to this are also still recognized by the Italian Soccer Federation.
...Another feather in the cap of the Serie A was in the 2023/24 season when UEFA ranked it with the best coefficient. This was due to a combination of all seven Serie A teams progressing into the knockout stages in European competition, picking up extra coefficient points. Atalanta won the Europa League Final and Fiorentina were losing finalists in the UEFA Europa Conference League. This continued a strong recent record where five of the six European club finals have featured at least one Serie A side over the past two seasons. As a result of this ranking the top 5 clubs in Serie A qualified for the champions league in 2024.
The Italian Serie A attracts a huge number of spectators for every match while the TV audience is from across the globe. The style of play for most Italian teams is more tactical than flamboyant but it has brought their teams great success in European competitions over the years. Their solid defence is perfectly suited for the rigours of knockout football. You can now bet on the Serie A on the Mzansibet site as there are hundreds of betting markets on every league match.
Why Bet on the Italian Serie A League
Soccer betting has become the favourite pastime of millions of South Africans with the Serie A being one of the most popular leagues in the world. It is not hard to see why the Italian league is so in demand as they boast some of the greatest teams in Europe like Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan and the resurgence of Napoli. The latter won their first Serie A title since 1989/90 in the 2022/23 season when they were crowned champions. Napoli still remain the only club in Europe in which the last great Diego Maradona won a league title with.
The Serie A has always produced brilliant players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Paolo Maldini, Marco van Basten, Zinedine Zidane and George Weah. The Liberian is still the only African player to have won the Ballon d’Or, having achieved the feat while playing for AC Milan. The undoubted quality of the league is highlighted by the fact that more players have won the Ballon d’Or award while playing at a Serie A club than any league in the world other than Spain’s La Liga.
As you can imagine in a league with so much history, there are bound to be some rivalries that began almost a century ago. The Milan derby is the most famous of them all and is called Derby di Milano. Named after the statue of the Virgin Mary that sits atop Milan’s Duomo, this derby pits two of the country’s most successful clubs against each other: AC Milan and Inter Milan. Historically, the divide between these clubs was not just about football. AC Milan was traditionally seen as the team of the working class while the Nerazzurri formed as a breakaway club and became the team associated with the city’s elite and internationalism. The strangest thing about this rivalry is that the teams share the San Siro Stadium for their home matches.
The Derby della Capitale is contested between Roma and Lazio and is the most intense and emotionally charged rivalry in Italian football. While football is the central focus, the derby carries layers of socio-political meaning, turning every match into a cultural confrontation.
The Derby d’Italia between Juventus and Inter is not a local derby but a national one. It is a rivalry that involves two of Italy’s most successful clubs. Juventus, from Turin, is historically seen as the club of the Italian elite with a vast national following that stretches beyond the city. Inter Milan, representing Italy’s financial hub, is seen as the face of Northern Italy. The rivalry reached its peak in the mid-2000s with the Calciopoli scandal in 2006, which saw Juventus relegated and the Nerazzurri handed a league title.
Popular Betting Markets for the Italian Serie A
Soccer betting has changed immeasurably in the last decade from the days when there were only a handful of bets available on a match to having hundreds of betting options on a single game. It is important to understand what each bet means otherwise you risk losing your wager on a technicality. Some bets are very straightforward while others like the exotic bets can be more complicated. We suggest if you are new to betting, stick to the simpler bets. We have formulated a glossary to assist with explaining the most popular bets on the Mzansibet site for Serie A betting.
Three way bet (1x2): This traditional bet used to be the most common type of bet as there were not a lot of options available to punters when sports betting was first introduced. You could either choose Team 1 (Home) or Team 2 (Away) to win while the third option was the draw (x). There was a 33.3% chance of winning your bet which was not great odds. These days you can choose a double chance bet (1x) which increases your chances to 66.7% although the odds are low for this bet.
Accumulator bet: The accumulator/multi bet is the most popular bet as punters can win huge sums of money for a small bet. The principle of high risk, high reward is very prevalent as we encourage this bet by offering promotions like Odds Booster and Returning your Stake if the accumulator is one leg out.
Both teams to score ( BTTS): This is another bet that punters love specially if the teams that are playing are renowned for scoring many goals and not having the best defence, The BTTS bet is often used in football accumulators.
Over/Under bet: In this type of bet the bookie comes up with a total for goals eg. 2.5 goals and the punter must decide if the total goals scored in the match will be over or under 2.5 goals. This is an excellent bet when two attack minded teams are playing as the over bet is usually a winner. Likewise when two teams that struggle to score, the under bet is a great bet.
Correct score bet: If you enjoy betting on the exact number of goals, you might like correct score wagers, which many bettors prefer. Guessing the correct score is difficult as you need to guess the total number of goals both teams will score by the end of the game. The chances of predicting the correct score is slim but the exceptional odds make it worth the risk. Player specific bets- These bets involve you placing a bet on a particular player to score or for that player to receive a yellow or red card. These bets are more difficult to win but they do have excellent odds.
Handicap betting: In handicap betting, bookies remove an advantage for a team or player over another by adding or reducing goals. The aim is to make the match tighter especially if a strong team is facing a weak team. Also known as the spread, handicap betting is a betting market that most major bookmakers offer and is commonly offered in such sports as soccer. The Serie A matches are not as free flowing as some of the other European leagues with defence more prevalent than attack. As a result of this most games are low scoring therefore the Under Goals bet is a winner more often than not. Taking multiple matches with Under Goals could result in a winning accumulator bet.
Tips and Strategies for Betting on the Italian Serie A
Serie A has attracted loads of punters in South Africa since sports betting was legalized in the country. Betting on the Italian league can be made easier if you adopt a strategy and use some of our tips. Here are some helpful tips to assist you before you bet on Serie A matches.
Research the form of teams: The league table can show a team's current form, but it doesn't always tell the whole story. For example, a team in 13th place might have recently dropped from 7th after losing five games in a row while the team in 14th could have just won three games in a row to climb out of the relegation zone. Based on this, it is clear that you should bet on the 14th placed team.
Make Goal based bets: Goals markets are often overlooked betting options with great profit potential. Like betting on corners, the outcome of the game doesn't matter for this type of bet. This makes it easier to predict and offers better odds compared to betting on match results.
Stats of the teams: Before you bet on Serie A , it is important to look out for injuries in the teams and other factors like the head to heat records of the teams.
Home ground form: The pattern for decades in soccer has suggested that home advantage plays a huge role in a team’s season. Taking advantage of the noise of fans in their stadium and becoming used to familiar surroundings is important for a club’s success and this is usually reflected in the odds. Take Liverpool for example as they have proven very difficult to beat at Anfield, so they can be used as a banker in multi bets.
Don't bet with your heart: If you want to win your soccer bets, use your head instead of your heart. Always check the team's recent performance and how they play at home and away. Some teams consistently perform well against certain opponents and you can find this information in the head-to-head records.
Managing your budget is crucial when betting on soccer as it is easy to lose track of your budget. Always set a predetermined amount that you can afford to lose and stick to it, no matter what happens. Never chase your losses by trying to recover money through impulsive bets, this often leads to even greater losses. Staying disciplined ensures that you enjoy the game without financial stress. Set clear limits on how much you want to spend on Serie A betting and take breaks to avoid making emotional decisions.
Top Teams and Players in Italian Serie A
Since the inception of the Serie A, Juventus has dominated the league with their most recent winning streak coming from 2014 to 2019 when they won it for six consecutive years. In total they have won the Scudetto a record 36 times, which is 16 more than the 20 titles won by Inter Milan. They are closely followed by their neighbours, AC Milan with 19 titles. There is a massive gap to the team next on the list as Genoa have only won nine.
Serie A has had some of the games most legendary players grace its fields with Maradona the greatest of them all. When he came into the Napoli side, they were languishing in the second division before he helped them gain promotion into the Serie A. He was the catalyst to them claiming their first ever title in the 1986/87 season before repeating the feat two years later.
Arguably the greatest Italian to grace the Serie A was AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini. The one club man spent all 25 seasons of his playing career with AC Milan and retired at the age of 41 in 2009. He won 26 trophies with Milan amongst them the European Cup/UEFA Champions League five times, seven Serie A titles, one Coppa Italia, five Supercoppa titles, five European/UEFA Super Cups, two Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup. Following his retirement, Milan retired his number 3 shirt.
When the fixtures for the season are announced some of the highlighted matches are the Milan Derby where AC Milan and Inter Milan clash at Italy's biggest stadium the San Siro. The Juventus against Torino is also another massive fixture as the teams fight to be crowned kings of Turin. Juventus playing either of the Milan teams also creates world wide interest.
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Conclusion
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