re: Serie A is on the decline?

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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.

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Then why was Juventus implicated to the point where they were kicked out of Serie A?

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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.

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Well rightly or wrongly if it's happening people are going to assume it's happening on a large scale. Especially when you consider Italy's shady politics and mob history.

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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.

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Probably true, but unfortunately a lot of times perception becomes reality.