Assessing the 6 teams competing for Napoli’s Serie A crown

Figuring out which team will challenge Napoli for the Serie A title is anyone’s guess.

AC Milan is going through an offseason overhaul with a host of new players. Inter Milan is still missing a center forward with Romelu Lukaku and Edin Dzeko both gone. Juventus remains a question mark after a highly disappointing season last year. Roma and Lazio appear a step behind, while Atalanta has made waves on the transfer market.

Before Napoli won last season, no team beside the Milan clubs and Juventus had claimed the title since Roma in 2001 and they’ll be eager to bring the trophy back up north.

With the Italian league due to start on Saturday, here’s a look at the top challengers:

AC Milan

No team in Italy has made as many big signings as Milan has, with six significant additions, including United States standout Christian Pulisic.

Yunus Musah, another U.S. international, has joined Pulisic in Milan in a return to the country where he spent a large portion of his childhood. Other

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