Gentile also sees Napoli as clear favorites to keep their Serie A title.
“Too many mediocre foreign players in the neighborhood and a lack of space for young players,” said Gentile then interviewed by Il Fatto Quotidiano.
He also outlined the problems of Italian football, with their world cup qualifying hope in the balance: “Not going to be a final blow. It can happen once, the second time you think it's bad luck, but now there would be no excuses.”
Today's national team seems to be missing tough defenders such as Gentile, who, among his many highlights in his career, is also famous for his brutal approach to Diego Armando Maradona: “Today everything is spreading, it is complicated to create core groups like that at Juve in 1982.” “
The former Juventus defender, who coached the U21 team of Italy, still sees Napoli as favorites to win the Scudetto: “Milan is an important test for (Max) Allegri, Inter is still incomplete and Juventus is zero in the year.”