Three years ago the promotional arm of Serie A now infamously claimed that “Calcio is back!”, but this past season Italian football arguably fell the farthest it ever has from its illustrious peak in the 1990s. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Three years ago the promotional arm of Serie A now infamously claimed that “Calcio is back!”, but this past season Italian football arguably fell the farthest it ever has from its illustrious peak in the 1990s. And yet, on the cusp of a new campaign, a sense o...S1

• Three years ago the promotional arm of Serie A now infamously claimed that “Calcio is back!”, but this past season Italian football arguably fell the farthest it ever has from its illustrious peak...S2