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Serie A Tactical Guide: Why Defense Still Dominates Italian Football
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Serie A Tactical Guide: Why Defense Still Dominates Italian Football

Analyze Serie A's unique defensive culture and how it creates specific prediction patterns and betting opportunities.

Alex Johnson
January 29, 2026
10 min read

# Serie A Tactical Guide: Why Defense Still Dominates Italian Football

Serie A remains Europe's most defensively sophisticated league. While modern football has trended toward attacking football, Italian teams maintain their defensive excellence—creating unique betting opportunities.

[... Full comprehensive article about Italian defensive tactics, catenaccio evolution, low-scoring matches, tactical discipline, top defensive teams (Inter, Napoli, Milan), under betting value, 1-0 scorelines, set piece importance, cagey derbies, counter-attacking efficiency, etc. ...]

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