Italian clubs were happy to splash the cash at the turn of the millennium, sometimes for confusing reasons.
If Serie A has a golden age, it was surely that crazy period between Ronaldo’s arrival from Barcelona in 1997 and the match-fixing scandal of 2006 that saw Juventus stripped of their title and relegated to the second tier.
Was it Italy’s biggest period of dominance in the Champions League? Not really. Did it coincide with success for national team? Again, no.
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