Inter Milan begins Serie A title defense as AC Milan, Napoli, and Juventus make changes

Coach Cristian Chivu has focused on rejuvenating the team, bringing in players like Spanish goalkeeper Josep Martinez, Died Spence, and John Stones, while veterans Francesco Acerbi, Matteo Darmian, and Stefan de Vrij have departed. Manuel Akanji has made his move permanent, but Denzel Dumfries is now at Real Madrid. Inter is also pursuing Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones to maintain competitiveness across multiple fronts.

Captain Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram will lead the attack, supported by emerging talents Pio Esposito and Ange-Yoan Bonny, as Inter aims for a third league title in four seasons and seeks to improve on a disappointing European campaign. Midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu expressed the team's objective to "always win, always to dominate the league." Meanwhile, AC Milan has appointed former Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim to revive their fortunes after finishing fifth last season.

They have invested 74 million euros to sign Portugal forward Goncalo Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain to bolster their attack. Napoli, who finished second last season, will start the new campaign under new management with Massimiliano Allegri replacing Antonio Conte. Napoli has had a quiet transfer window, with Romelu Lukaku leaving and Rasmus Hojlund becoming their main striker.

Juventus, aiming for a top-four finish after ending last season in s