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Fan opinions will differ. The only way to objectively answer this is to examine the math. Nevertheless a quick glance at the numbers tells you that there are realistically only three teams in contention: AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus.
Clubs of Serie A source: Serie A Stadiums 2019-20 | Calcio e Finanza
Torino had a golden age in the time just after World War Two, while Genoa and Bologna excelled prior to the war. However in league titles alone all three significantly trail the trio of silverware winning juggernauts . The same can be said of Pro Vercelli.
Roma have indeed been runners-up in the league on fourteen occasions ,eight more than derby rivals Lazio but the two teams from Italy’s capital have only five league titles between them, less in fact that Torino’s haul of nine or Genoa’s seven. They also have no Champion League/European cup trophies.
So lets look at today’s Big Three. I will use a similar point system that I employed in answering the question - Gavin Kanowitz's answer to Is Liverpool the most successful English soccer club by far?
One change…(I have weighted the Italian Domestic Cup- Coppa Italia with three points as it appears to have less relative significance than England’s FA Cup.
Here then is the point allocation system
Champions League - 8, Serie A/Scudetto - 6, UEFA Cup/Europa League/Cup Winners Cup - 5, Coppa Italia - 3, All other competitions - 1 (Supercoppa Italia, Intercontinental Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup. Mitropa Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup). Lower division titles are ignored.
AC Milan - The Rossoneri (Red and Black) are Italy’s most successful team in the European Cup/Champions League and boast seven titles in Europe’s most prestigious competition. This places them in second place behind Real Madrid (13 titles). All in all AC Milan have won 18 FIFA and UEFA trophies (5 UEFA Supercups, 3 Intercontinental Cups, 2 Cup Winners-cups and a single FIFA World Club Cup plus the Champions League haul mentioned earlier). They also have one Mitropa Cup. Ironically AC Milan have never won the UEFA Cup/Europa League. On the domestic front AC Milan have 18 league titles , 5 Coppa Italias and 7 Supercoppa Italias.
AC Milan source: AC Milan wallpapers | Ac milan, Milan, Olahraga
Total points haul - 206
Inter Milan - Inter Milan (Nerazzuri - Black and Blues) rival AC Milan with 18 Domestic League titles. They have 7 Coppa Italia and 5 Supercoppa trophies. In Europe Inter won back-to-back European Cups in 1964 and 1965 and then added a third Champions League in 2010 in what proved to be a treble winning year. The club has also won 3 UEFA Cups, 2 Intercontinental Cups and a single FIFA World Club Cup. Inter Milan also hold the record for the most season consecutive seasons in the Italian top flight (106).
Inter Milan players celebrating source: indiaexpress.com
Total points haul - 173
Juventus - Juventus are far and away Italy’s most decorated club when it comes to capturing the Scudetto. La Vecchia Signora (the Old Lady) have 35 League titles almost double the haul of each of the Milan Clubs. In their current run they have won eight league titles in a row. They are also Italy’s most successful team in the Coppa Italia with with 13 titles (four more than second place Roma). In terms of Supercoppa Italia they lead the pack with eight trophies. On the continent Juventus have won 2 European Cups/Champions Leagues, 1 Cup Winners Cup, 2 UEFA Cups, 2 European Super Cups and one UEFA Intertoto Cup. In addition they have 2 Intercontinental Cups to their name.
Juventus of Turin in their traditional black and white source: the local.it
Total Points haul - 293
So based on this analysis I would have to give the honours to Juventus although AC Milan’s tremendous record of success both in Europe and on a worldwide level should not be understated.
Now I agree there is some wiggle room around the numbers but I don’t believe that it is nearly enough to dethrone Juventus.
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