re: Serie A is on the decline?

going by attendance, im guessing no one

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Am I missing something? Surely the fact there have been two major match fixing scandals

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What you're missing is that as ugly as match fixing scandals are, they've involved Serie B and lower table matches in the last fixtures of the seasons when little was at stake.

So, it's really not much of a concern as far as the "Who wants to watch a competition if they can't trust what they are watching is even legit?" argument unless you're referring to being let down by the 40th fixture matchup between Bari and Grossetto.

It's really just another example something English press who seemingly don't even research the details like to throw out half baked to eager listeners ready to criticize Serie A as if it's much more far ranging than it is.

I'm not saying it's not a big problem but Bundesliga has had similar issues in recent years and I'd guess you find it's happening more than anyone wants to admit or is eager to really investigate.

A much bigger concern as far as legitimacy of results for fans is probably the suspicion that bigger clubs get more than their share of questionable red card / pk calls.