MILAN - (from osservatoriocalciotaliano.it) Italian top division football has seen an even further decline in stadium attendances. After Week 17, the average of Serie A spectators (23,752) showed a decrease of 3.8% compared to the final figure of last season (24,655). This represents the second worst statistic of the last five years, with the exception being the 2011/12 season (+2.2%), the figure is negative when compared to 2010/11 (4.8%) and 2009/10 (-7.6%).
Inter have pulled off a significant achievement. For their home matches, the Nerazzurri boast the highest average attendances with 52,038 (+10.5% compared to last season). They are followed by Napoli (42,681, an increase of 7.1% from the 2012/13 season) and Roma (41,737, an increase of 3.7% from last season). AC Milan, however, have seen a sharp decline in the stands for home matches (36,741, -18.8% compared to 2012/13).
Fiorentina’s Stadio Artemio Franchi has seen a true boom, with an average of 32,214: up 20.3% compared to the final stats registered last season. Torino (16,894, +7.5% compared to 2012/13) and Catania (14,433, +3.9% from 2012/13) have also enjoyed significant increases.
This has been revealed by Report no. 13/2013, compiled by the Osservatorio Calcio Italiano (http://www.osservatoriocalcioitaliano.it/) in reference to Stadiapostcards’ online database (http://www.stadiapostcards.com/).
Reigning Italian champions Juventus are the team that attracts the largest number of fans to the stadium, and with the Bianconeri on the pitch the highest numbers of the season were registered in Bergamo, Bologna, Verona/Chievo, Florence, AC Milan/Inter, Livorno and Parma.
