Maxi 42-team Serie A proposed Saturday 27 May, 2006
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Brescia President Gino Corioni has put forward a bizarre solution to the Calciopoli scandal – merge Serie A and B into one huge League next season.
If the investigation into alleged irregularities finds Juventus and other clubs guilty, they could be docked points or even relegated.
“We cannot pretend nothing has happened, but with Juventus in Serie B, it would be obvious who’d win promotion within a year,” said the patron.
Corioni’s proposal is to merge Serie A and B into one 42-team Division. They would split into three groups of 14 sides each, with eventual play-offs of the leading six teams to decide the Scudetto.
“With this system, those who made mistakes will start the season with a points deduction, but they will have the opportunity to get back into the game. Then the various play-offs for the Scudetto, European places and relegation would be decided at the end, so the campaign never loses interest.”
According to the Corioni plan, the UEFA Cup spots would also be decided through play-offs, while the bottom squad in each group is automatically relegated and there’ll be two play-off sets of six sides each will go into more play-offs to see which three others go down.
This would be a temporary measure for one season only, giving time for the judges to work through the verdicts of Calciopoli.
Serie A would return to the classic 18-team set-up from 2007-08, leaving behind the 20 of the current campaign, while Serie B would be made up of 22 clubs.
The Brescia patron has also set aside a long Winter break between January and February, which would be dedicated to the Coppa Italia.
“My proposal is based on two factors,” he told ‘Tuttosport.’ “Above all, we cannot pretend that nothing has happened, but on the other hand you can’t just send Juventus, Lazio, Fiorentina and Milan into Serie B at the drop of a hat. This would penalise the clubs already in that Division, who would end up facing teams far above their station.”
He is not only eager to protect Brescia’s potential for promotion, but also warns that decimating Serie A would inevitably weaken the League as a whole.
“It may not be the best solution, but it can be a starting point to get out of this situation. It’d avoid the risk of a ‘private’ tournament with just four or five top teams, as that would see both attendances and money from television rights crumble. The events of this season have done serious damage to Italian football, but this can be the way we get back on track.” |
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