But it's not just a matter of having more "spectacular" games. According to Bergomi, the bitter chapter of match-fixing scandal and corruption in 2006, known as "Calciopoli" , has inevitably had a perduring negative impact on Italian soccer.

"The chapter will never close because once corruption rocks the soccer world, it's hard to forget it. Italian soccer is still paying a high price for it, trying to recover its image and world reputation and this process will take some time," he said.

The Juventus team, argued the former defender, was the strongest in Italy and was totally wiped out by Calciopoli and now have serious troubles in rising again.

"Fans found out that some referees were taking bribe to favor some squads, and the perception that the soccer world was tainted will never go away even if now it has been cleaned from corruption," he said.

Unfortunately, Bergomi believed that little can be done in the future to prevent similar episodes.

"It's impossible to uproot corruption in soccer. Rules, regulatoins and sanctions introduced by FIFA are not very efficient. It all much depends upon the single referee's conscience, if he will accept bribes or not. After all, a referee is a man and may be vulnerable," he said.

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