The legendary Italian Serie A team who became the golden power of Italy.

The legendary Italian Serie A team who became the golden power of Italy.

How beautiful and glamorous Italian football was in the era of 90 to 2000, when Italy had the sexiest competition in the world. Inhabited by many great teams, it is official that the Serie A competition is the destination of many of the world's best players.

Talking about the era of the 90s until entering the new millennium in 2000, from the point of view of football, it is indeed endless focusing on Italian competitions, we will be presented with various classy spectacles complete with all the legendary actors.

Magnificent Seven, became the theme of the spectacular football competition there. There are many great teams competing financially without any gaps. In addition, of course, the strength of the team on the field is also unquestionable, from the goalkeeper to the forwards, all of them are of equal quality.

Therefore, it is only natural that Italy's highest competition becomes the most famous in all corners of the world, they enjoy a heyday above other competitions, such as La Liga, Bundesliga, to the English Premier League.

Having the best popularity and golden age in history, who are the actors who colored the glitter of The Magnificent Seven Serie A theme?

The Magnificent Seven Serie A or the seven best teams that are considered to be the main strengths of Italian football are Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, AS Roma, Lazio, Parma, to Fiorentina.

Juventus, which is still the holder of the most Serie A titles, has the same great power in the era of 90 to 2000. They managed to become champions in a row in the 1996/97 and 1997/98 seasons, in the 1995/96 season, the team was nicknamed The Old Lady even managed to present the European Champions League trophy.

Winning many titles in the midst of the enormity of the strength of other big teams, Juventus at that time put many great names that will always be remembered. Alessandro Del Piero the boy prodigy, Fabrizio Ravanelli the scorer in the European Champions League final, and Roberto Baggio the legendary Italian striker. Great names such as Zinedine Zidane, Cirro Ferrara, Dieder Deschamps, Paolo Montero, Anggelo Dilivio, Edgar Davids, Alessio Tacchinardi, also had time to decorate Juventus' golden squad in that era.

Entering the new millennium, Pavel Nedved, Marcelo Salas, Alan Boksic, who had triumphed with Lazio were also successfully brought in to increase the team's explosive power from the side of the field, followed by Lilian Thuram, Gianluigi Buffon, David Trezeguet, to Fillipo Inzaghi. Of the many great players who adorn the Juventus squad, they must thank the figure of Marcelo Lippi who sits in the team's coaching chair.

His genius in composing the team managed to bring Juventus several times up to the championship stage. In addition, don't forget the role of Luciano Moggi and the Agnelli family who helped the team to stay competitive in the top caste.

Next there is the name AC Milan, which in 90 to 2000 managed to win five Scudetto titles, right after Sampdoria managed to carve a story in 1991, together with Fabio Capello who succeeded in continuing the genius of Arrigo Sacchi, the Red and Black team managed to present three Scudetto titles in a row from 1992 to 1994, to be followed by the next two titles won in 1996 and 1999.

Fabio Capello, who is considered successful in coaching Milan, is not only able to become king in domestic competitions, but also in Europe. In the 1993/94 season, Milan valiantly eliminated FC Barcelona's arrogance at the hands of Cruyff with a score of 4-0. The player who was successful at that time? Zvonimir Boban, Leonardo, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta, Roberto Donadoni and of course Dutch trio Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard.

In the era of 2000, Milan's glory continued after Carlo Ancelotti was officially appointed as allenatore, the coach who is now in charge of Real Madrid successfully presented the Scudetto title for Milan, plus two European Champions League titles. Milan's glory in that era was filled by the names of Paolo Maldini, Ricardo Kaka, Andrea Pirlo, Andriy Shevchenko, Genaro Gattuso, Filippo Inzaghi to Clarence Seedorf.

Behind the splendor of the squad and Milan's achievements, there are figures of Silvio Berlusconi and Adriano Galliani who sit in the team management chair.

The next name is Milan's younger brother, namely Inter Milan. Although the Scudetto title in the 90's was relatively dry, it must be admitted that the existence of the Nerazzurri was very wary of opponents.

Ronaldo Nazario in a duet with Ivan Zamorano really showed the strength of Inter at that time, not to mention the captain Javier Zanetti who was always at the forefront when the team was under attack. In addition, Alvaro Recoba also became Inter's young star with his trademark game.

The name Nicola Ventola, who was brought in from Atalanta, was not left behind to help Inter in making the team appear more perfect. Furthermore, there are several names that provide great services for Inter Milan At that time, a series of names such as Youri Djorkaef, Bergomi, Lothar Matthaus, Jurgen Klinsmann, Gianluica Pagliuca, N. Kanu, Ze Elias to Dario Simic.

Although the Serie A competition has failed several times, Inter had become king in the second-class European competition. One of the iconic moments in the competition was of course when the team put Ronaldo's name as its star. It was only when entering the new millennium, Inter began to emerge as kings on Italian soil.

Inter Milan only dominated Europe in 2010 under the tutelage of Jose Mourinho with a series of classy names such as Diego Milito, Julio Cesar, Cambiasso, Sneijder, Lucio Maicon, Samuel, Chivu, Francesco Toldo, Dejan Stankovic, Mario Balotelli, Marco Materazzi, Patrick Vieira, Until Samuel Eto'o.

Their progress was increasingly unstoppable after Juventus fell to the second class competition and they were also able to win the Triplewiners under the care of Jose Mourinho. Behind the splendor of the squad and the achievements of Inter Milan, there is the figure of Masimmo Moratti who sat in the presidency of the team at that time.

The big name that entered The Magnificent Seven next was AS Roma, the capital's giant with a myriad of talented players who managed to dominate Italy in 2001. At that time, the Wolves Team was managed by Fabio Capello, where the coach later said that if he won a Serie A trophy with the US Rome is precious.

Containing the names of Vincenzo Montella, Gabriel Batistuta, Cafu, Aldair, Candela, Nakata, Tomassi, Marco Delvecchio to Francesco Totti of course, AS Roma managed to run aground against Juventus who was in second place. Although later failed to win the title until now, the name AS Roma, especially in that era, will always be remembered as one of the best in the history of the Italian competition.

Along with AS Roma, there is also a Lazio name that has triumphed when handled by Sven Goran Eriksson. With the power of money the president Sergio Cragnotti, the Swedish coach was equipped with a luxurious squad in Juan Sebastian Veron, Diego Simeone and Pavel Nedved. Not to mention other stars such as Alessandro Nesta to Fernando Couto and Nestor Sensini, Luca Marchegiani, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Giuseppe Pancaro, Paolo Negro, Giuseppe Favalli, Diego Simeone, Sergio Conceicao, Matias Almeyda, Fabrizio Ravanelli, Roberto Mancini, Simione Inzaghi, to Marcelo Inzaghi. and Allen Boxic.

In addition to the legendary Scudetto, Lazio also won the Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup.

Next, which will always be another great name on this list is Parma. Parma is a team of legends with a myriad of stories, in the 90s, Parma was one of the best faces to represent Italy. Successfully triumphing at the domestic level with the Coppa Italia trophy, Parma is also able to speak a lot at the European level.

With great stars such as Hernan Crespo, Enrico Chiesa, to Gianluigi Buffon who was accompanied by Lilian Thuram and Fabio Cannavaro, Parma successfully presented two Europa League trophies, one Cup Winners' Cup and one European Super Cup. If you remember the memory of their glory in that era, it's really sad to see Parma's fate adrift like now.

The last name on this legendary list is Fiorentina. Fiorentina are so famous for the presence of Gabriel Batistuta and Rui Costa, Edmundo, Francesco Toldo, Abel Balbo and Predrag Mijatovic. With a good combination of Rui Costa, Batistuta and Mijatovic, they have succeeded in becoming a respected team in both domestic and European competitions.

One thing that stands out from Fiorentina is the achievement of two Coppa Italia trophies in that era. In fact, the trophy that was won in the 2000/01 season, helped bring the name of Roberto Mancini as a coach who ultimately won a lot of glory.

During this golden age, the Italian Serie A League was also filled with well-known coaches such as Fabio Capello, Carlo Ancelotti, Marcelo Lippi, Trapattoni, Dino Zoff, Cesare Maldini, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Vujadin Boskov, and Walter Zenga and others.

Like the wheel of life that continues to spin, the heyday of Italian football by the name of The Magnificent Seven also experienced a setback.

There are many things behind it, such as the scandal that was revealed. Juventus, as one of the best Italian teams, had fallen into the Serie B competition because of the Calciopoli scandal. They need a long time to be able to return to compete at the highest level in Italy.

Then there are Parma and Fiorentina who are both experiencing financial problems. Fiorentina, who had been declared bankrupt, had to taste the fourth tier competition in 2002. Repeatedly falling to the bottom of the competition, La Viola has had a tough journey to get back to consistently appearing in the Serie A competition.

For Parma, they also suffered the same fate. Left behind by many stars to the point of being willing to become a team with a mediocre level, Parma failed to pay its debts as well as management and staff salaries f in 2015. This situation made them really slumped and slowly forgotten. As a result, those who were declared bankrupt had to reorganize everything from the lower-class competition. Despite having returned to the Serie A competition, Parma's unstable strength made them relegated to the lower competitions.

In addition to these teams, the Milan duo, namely Inter Milan and AC Milan, also experienced setbacks for a relatively long time, before finally being able to rise to the top of the ladder.

Meanwhile, the capital's two teams have not yet looked attractive to be able to climb up the championship ladder as usual. Luckily, although not all managed to raise the prestige as before, big teams such as Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, AS Roma, and Lazio, can be seen again in competition in the past few seasons. Moreover, after Juventus became the only name that won the title for a long time, Inter Milan managed to muffle it all.

Under coach Antonio Conte, Inter was able to destroy Juventus' dominance by winning the 19th Scudetto title. In the title race in the last few seasons, Serie A has also received two new names that are fairly consistent, namely Napoli and Atalanta. The two names can now be said to have the best strengths that apply not only in local competitions, but also in Europe.

Especially for Atalanta, Gian Piero Gasperini's team is even able to become a force that really deserves to be watched every season. In addition to successfully breaking into established teams such as Juventus and others, they have also started to consistently enter European competitions.

In that era, players had started leaving the football field or starting to retire from their professional careers as players, but only Gianluigi Buffon is currently playing in the world of football, the former Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain player is currently defending the club. who made his name is Parma in the Italian Serie B League.

However, from the names that had competed fiercely in the Italian Serie A from 90 to 2000, they had changed professions as coaches, some of them even succeeded with winning titles. Call it Zinedine Zidane who was successful with Real Madrid, Antonio Conte (Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan), Genarro Gattuso (Napoli), Fabio Cannavaro (Guangzhou and the China National Team), Roberto Mancini (Fiorentina, Manchester City and the Italian National Team), Diego Simeone (Atelico Madrid) and Frank Rijkaard (Barcelona). Even some of the names above are also currently undergoing a profession as coaches in clubs and the National Team.

The best face of Italian football is starting to return to the surface, by not relying on just one name, the giant teams there can be a threat, to reclaim the throne as the best competition in the world.

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