The greatest dynasties in Italian football
29 Oct 1995: Franco Baresi of AC Milan and Maurizio Ganz of Inter Milan clash during a Serie A match at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. Mandatory Credit: David Rogers/Allsport
Much like other major sports, the history of professional football is littered with clubs that have enjoyed sustained periods of dominance.
That point undoubtedly applies to Italian football, with numerous clubs establishing dynasties that were difficult to topple.
Genoa and Pro Vercelli were powerhouses in the pre-Serie A years, but the landscape changed when Italy launched a unified national competition.
While the pitch has traditionally been the stage for these sporting legacies, the principles behind building a dominance-driven era are universally shared across modern competitive disciplines.
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The same foundational elements allowed Italian giants such as Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan to forge their own historic eras, demonstrating that the mechanics of building a lasting dynasty transcend the boundary of the football pitch.
Read on as we look at some of the greatest dynasties in Italian football, starting with the club who set the early standards in Serie A.
Juventus (1930-35)
Juventus claimed five consecutive titles from 1930-35, laying down a tactical blueprint that was also utilised by the Italian national team.
Manager Carlo Carcano masterminded the tactics, physical discipline and structured style of play that subsequently became commonly associated with Italian teams.
The club was backed by the Agnelli family, who used the wealth they generated from their ownership of the automobile company Fiat to blow their rivals out of the water.
The core of the Juventus squad also formed the backbone of the Italian team which won the 1934 FIFA World Cup on home soil.
Torino (1942-49)
Torino won the Serie A title five times in the 1940s, but a tragic air crash towards the end of the decade stopped them in their tracks.
Their expansive style of play bore plenty of similarities to the ‘Total Football’ system made famous by the Netherlands during the 1970s.
However, the Superga air disaster in May 1949 killed the entire squad and shattered Torino’s hopes of maintaining their dominance in Italy.
By the time the European Cup was launched in 1955, Torino were struggling to stay afloat in Serie A. But for the plane crash, they could have dominated Europe.
Inter (1962-66)
Inter’s decision to appoint Helenio Herrera as the manager in 1960 proved to be inspired, as the club went on to enjoy success at home and abroad.
They won the Serie A title in 1962/63, 1964/65 and 1965/66, utilising a ruthless counter-attacking style of play that earned widespread admiration.
Inter claimed the 1963/64 European Cup without losing a game, and they successfully defended the title the following season.
Herrera is widely regarded as one of the best managers of all-time, despite some critics accusing him of being overly defensive.
Milan (1987-95)
Milan were universally admired for their exploits at home and abroad during one of the most iconic periods in the history of Italian football.
Dutch trio Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard added flair to the defensive foundations established by Italian stars Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Costacurta.
They won the Serie A title four times in seven seasons and never finished outside the top three in the three years they fell short.
Milan also won back-to-back European Cups in 1988/89 and 1989/90, then thrashed Barcelona’s ‘Dream Team’ in 1993/94 after defeat in the final the previous season.
Juventus (2011-20)
Having regained their place in Serie A following a season in the second tier, Juventus were unable to break the stranglehold the two Milan clubs had on the title race.
After moving into their new stadium in 2011, the club signed 12 new players and appointed Antonio Conte as manager. They dominated Serie A for the rest of the decade.
They won an unprecedented nine consecutive Serie A titles, starting under Conte and continuing through Massimiliano Allegri and Maurizio Sarri.
Success eluded Juventus in the Champions League, with two appearances in the final resulting in defeats to Barcelona (2014/15) and Real Madrid (2016/17).
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