A glance at the 20 Serie A clubs ahead of the new Italian football season, which starts Saturday:
Colors - white and red
Stadium - San Nicola, Bari (capacity 58,000)
Coach - Giampiero Ventura (second season)
Honors - Mitropa Cup (1989-90)
Last season - 10th
Key acquisitions - Jaime Romero (m, Udinese), Nico Pulzetti (m, Livorno), Andrea Raggi (d, Bologna), Marco Rossi (d, Sampdoria)
Significant departures - Andrea Ranocchia (d, Genoa), Leonardo Bonucci (d, Juventus), Riccardo Meggiorini (s, Bologna)
Prospects - may slide into lower half of table.
Colors - red and blue
Stadium - Renato Dall' Ara (36,000)
Coach - Franco Colomba (second season)
Honors - 7 Italian Leagues (last 1964), 2 Central Europe Cup (last 1934), 1 Intertoto Cup (1998)
Last season - 17th
Key acquisitions - Andrea Esposito (d,Livorno), Riccardo Meggiorini (s,Bari), Gaston Ramirez (m, Panarol), Albin Ekdal (m, Juventus)
Significant departures - Stephen Appiah (m, Cesena), Adailton (s, Vaslui), Andrea Raggi (d, Bari)
Prospects - likely to be involved in relegation struggle, again.
Colors - White and Blue
Stadium - Mario Rigamonti (6,500)
Coach - Giuseppe Iachini (second season)
Honors - 1 Anglo-Italian Cup (1994)
Last season - third in Serie B, promoted
Key acquisitions - Matteo Sereni (gk, Torino), Robert Feczesin (s, Debrecen), Juan Ignacio Antonio (s, River Plate)
Significant departures - Andrea Rispoli (m, Parma), Libor Kozak (s, Lazio)
Prospects - likely to be involved in relegation struggle.
Colors - red and blue
Stadium - Sant'Elia (40,000)
Coach - Pierpaolo Bisoli (new)
Honors - 1 league title (1970)
Last season - 16th
Key acquisitions - Robert Acquafresca (s, Genoa), Dario Biasi(d, Cesena), Bruno Martignoni (d, Locarno)
Significant departures - Daniele Dessena (d, Sampdoria), Cristiano Lupatelli (gk, Bologna)
Prospects - likely to be involved in relegation struggle, again.
Colors - red and blue
Stadium - Angelo Massimino (30,000)
Coach - Marco Giampaolo (new)
Honors - none
Last season - 13th
Key acquisitions - Mirco Antenucci (s, Ascoli), Raphael Martinho (m, Paulista), Alejandro Gomez (m, San Lorenzo)
Significant departures - Jorge Martinez (s, Juventus), Federico Moretti (d, Ascoli)
Prospects - another mid-table finish.
Colors - white and black
Stadium - Dino Manuzzi (24,000)
Coach - Massimo Ficcadenti (new)
Honors - none
Last season - second in Serie B, promoted
Key acquisitions - Yuto Nagatomo (d, Tokyo), Luca Moscatiello (m, Fulham), Steve Von Bergen (d, Hertha), Cavalieri(gk, Diego Liverpool)
Significant departures - Massimo Volta (d, Sampdoria), Dario Biasi(d, Cagliari), Christian Bucchi(s, Napoli)
Prospects - Likely to be involved in relegation struggle.
Colors - Yellow and Blue
Stadium - Bentegodi (45,000)
Coach - Stefano Pioli (new)
Honors - none
Last Season - 14th
Key acquisitions - Bostjan Cesar (d, Grenoble), Trazzi Jefferson(gk, Lecce), Mariano Bogliacino (m, Napoli)
Significant departures - Mario Yepes (d, Milan), Erjon Bogdani (s, Cesena)
Prospects - could repeat last season, comfortably avoiding relegation.
Color - violet
Stadium - Artemio Franchi (47,000)
Coach - Sinisa Mihajlovic (new)
Honors - 2 league titles (last 1969), 6 Italian Cups (last 2001), 1 Italian Supercup (1996), 1 Cup Winners Cup (1961)
Last season - 11th
Key acquisitions - Gaetano D'Agostino (m, Udinese), Artur Boruc (gk, Celtic)
Significant departures - Massimo Gobbi (m, Parma), Carneiro Keirrison (s, Barcellona)
Prospects - after a disappointing season, should fight for top eight finish.
Colors - red and blue
Stadium - Luigi Ferraris (40,000)
Coach - Gian Piero Gasperini (fourth season)
Honors - 9 league titles (last 1924), 1 Italian Cup (1937)
Last season - ninth
Key acquisitions - Andrea Ranocchia (d, Bari), Luca Toni (s, Roma), Dos Reis Carvalho Eduardo (gk, Braga), Gianmarco Zigoni (s, Milan)
Significant departures - Marco Amelia (gk, Milan), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (d, Milan)
Prospects - Should repeat last year performance and aim at top eight finish
Colors - black and blue
Stadium - San Siro (83,600)
Coach - Rafa Benitez (new)
Honors - 18 league titles (last 2010), 6 Italian Cups (last 2010), 5 Italian Supercups (last 2010), 3 European Cups (last 2010), 3 UEFA Cups (last 1998), 2 Intercontinental Cups (last 1965)
Last season - champion
Key acquisitions - Jonathan Biabiany (a, Parma), Philippe Coutinho (s, Vasco da Gama), Victor Obinna (s, Malaga), Marco Davide Faraoni (d, Lazio)
Significant departures - Marko Arnautovic (s, Werder Brema), Ricardo Quaresma (m, Besiktas), Mario Balotelli (s, Manchester City)
Prospects - as strong as last season, will go for sixth straight title.
Colors - black and white
Stadium - Stadio Olimpico, Turin (28,000)
Coach - Luigi Delneri (new)
Honors - 27 league titles (last 2003), 9 Italian Cups (1995), 4 Italian Supercups (2003), 2 Champions Cups (last 1996), 1 Cup Winners Cup (1984), 3 UEFA Cups (last 1993), 2 European Supercups (last 1996), 2 Intercontinental Cups (last 1996)
Last season - seventh
Key acquisitions - Leonardo Bonucci (d, Bari), Simone pepe (m, Udinese), Marco Motta (d, Roma), Milos Krasic (d, Cska Moscow), Alberto Aquilani (m, Liverpool)
Significant departures - Fabio Cannavaro (d, Al Ahli), Martin Caceres (d, Barcelona), Christian Poulsen (m, Liverpool)
Prospects - arguably a strengthened side from last year, top four finish is minimum goal.
Color - sky blue
Stadium - Stadio Olimpico, Rome (80,000)
Coach - Edy Reja (second season)
Honors - 2 league titles (last 2000), 5 Italian Cups (last 2009), 3 Italian Supercups (last 2009), 1 Cup Winners Cup (1999), 1 European Supercup (1999)
Last season - 12th
Key acquisitions - Mark Bresciano (m, Palermo), Alvaro Gonzalez (m, Nacional), Javier Garrido (d, Man City), Libor Kozak (s, Brescia)
Significant departures - Thomas Hitzlsperger (m, West Ham), Marco Davide Faraoni (d, Inter), Aleksandar Kolarov (d, Man. City)
Prospects - should make top 10.
Colors - yellow and red
Stadium - Via del Mare (34,000)
Coach - Luigi De Canio (second season)
Honors - none
Last season - Serie B winner, promoted
Key acquisitions - Ruben Olivera (s, Penarol), Giulio Donati (d, Inter), Davide Brivio (d, Vicenza)
Significant departures - Alain-Pierre Baclet (s, Vicenza), Trazzi Jefferson (gk, Chievo), Guido Marilungo (s, Sampdoria)
Prospects - Likely to be involved in relegation struggle
Colors - red and black
Stadium - San Siro (83,600)
Coach - Massimiliano Allegri (new)
Honors - 17 league titles (last 2004), 5 Italian Cups (last 2003), 5 Italian Supercups (last 2004), 7 European Cups (last 2007), 2 Cup Winners Cups (last 1973), 5 European Supercups (last 2007), 3 Intercontinental Cups (last 1990)
Last season - third
Key acquisitions - Marco Amelia (gk, Fenoa), Mario Yepes (d, Chievo), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (d, Genoa), Kevin Boateng (m, Portsmouth)
Significant departures - Dida, Giuseppe Favalli, Mancini (s,Inter), Gianmarco Zigoni (s, Genoa)
Prospects - possible title contender, should secure a place in top four.
Color - light blue
Stadium - San Paolo (78,200)
Coach - Walter Mazzarri (2nd season)
Honors - 2 league titles (last 1990), 3 Italian Cups (last 1987), 1 Italian Supercup (1991), 1 UEFA Cup (1989)
Last season - sixth
Key acquisitions - Edinson Cavani (s, Palermo), Manuele Blasi (m, Palermo), Cristiano Lucarelli (s, Parma)
Significant departures - Erwin Hoffer (s, Kaiserslautern), Luca Cigarini (m, Sevilla), German Denis (s, Udinese)
Prospects - aims at repeating good 6th place of last year
Colors - pink and black.
Stadium - Renzo Barbera (37,000)
Coach - Delio Rossi (2nd season)
Honors - none
Last season - fifth
Key acquisitions - Massimo Maccarone (s, Siena), Kamil Glik (d, Gliwice), Ezequiel Munoz (d, Boca Juniors), Josip Ilicic (m, Maribor)
Significant departures - Fabio Simplicio (m, Roma), Marco Bresciano (m, Lazio), Endinson Cavani (s, Napoli), Simon Kjaer (d, Wolfsburg).
Prospects - unlikely to improve on last season, should secure top eight finish.
Colors - blue and yellow
Stadium - Ennio Tardini (28,000)
Coach - Pasquale Marino (new)
Honors - 3 Italian Cups (last 2002), 1 Italian Supercup (1999), 2 UEFA Cups (last 1999), 1 Cup Winners Cup (1993), 1 European Supercup (1993).
Last season - eighth
Key acquisitions - Andrea Rispoli (d, Brescia), Fernando Marques (m, Espanyol), Sebastian Giovinco (m, Juventus), Massimo Gobbi(m, Fiorentina)
Significant departures - Davide Lanzafame (s, Juventus), Jonathan Biabiany (s, Inter), Cristiano Lucarelli (s, Napoli).
Prospects - should avoid the relegation struggle and finish mid-table.
Colors - yellow and red
Stadium - Stadio Olimpico (80,000)
Coach - Claudio Ranieri (2nd season)
Honors - 3 league titles (last 2001), 9 Italian Cups (last 2008), 2 Italian Supercup (2007)
Last season - second
Key acquisitions - Fabio Simplicio (m, Palermo), Adriano (s, Flamengo), Cicinho (d, San Paolo), Guillermo Burdisso (d, Rosario Central).
Significant departures - Marco Motta (d, Juventus), Luca Toni (s, Genoa), Nicolas Burdisso (d, Inter).
Prospects - title contender although may slip to third.
Colors - blue with white, black and red stripes
Stadium - Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (40,000)
Coach: Domenico Di Carlo (new)
Honors - 1 league title (1991), 4 Italian Cups (1994), 1 Italian Supercup (1991), 1 Cup Winners Cup (1990)
Last season - fourth
Key acquisitions - Gianluca Curci (gk, Siena), Daniele Dessena (d, Cagliari), Massimo Volta (d, Cesena).
Significant departures - Luca Castellazzi (gk, Inter), Marco Storari (gk, Juventus), Marco Rossi (d, Bari).
Prospects - could make top six finish, again.
Colors - white and black
Stadium - Stadio Friuli (41,000)
Coach - Francesco Guidolin (new)
Honors - 1 Intertoto Cup (2000)
Last season - 15th
Key acquisitions - Antonio Candreva (m, Juventus), German Denis (s, Napoli)
Significant departures - Gaetano D'Agostino (m, Fiorentina), Simone Pepe (m, Juventus)
Prospects - should easily avoid relegation.
