Former AC Milan star Oliver Bierhoff believes Italian football is in crisis. Bierhoff is now Germany's general manager and was discussing next week's friendly against Italy.
"The Squadra Azzurra reflects the crisis in Italian football," he told fussball.de.
"It is no coincidence that the Bundesliga has overtaken Serie A in the five-year rankings for the European cups."
He continued: "You just have to look at the infrastructure.
"Look at the stadia, the equality in the league and the level of the teams.
"German football is simply better right now."