(Reuters) - Rather than reducing the number of teams in Serie A, international fixtures need to be better planned to deal with player workloads, Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri said ahead of his team's Champions League match against Feyenoord on Tuesday. Italian FA president Carlo Tavecchio and Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri are among those who would like to cut the number of teams in Italy’s top flight. In 1988 Serie A expanded to 18 teams before increasing to the current 20 in 2004. Tavecchio said on Monday that he hopes to find a "reasonable solution" to cut the number of teams in Italy's professional leagues in three to four years. He suggested last month as well that it could be possible to achieve a reduction of two teams in each of Italy's professional leagues within three years.

Source: The Star September 25, 2017 21:22 UTC