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Serie A winners: Milan
Inter may have spent big and Milan will start the season with an eight-point handicap, but the Rossoneri top our championship contenders section. Carlo Ancelotti’s boys raked in 42 per cent, Inter netted 33 and Roma won the faith of 25 per cent of our pundits.

Serie A top scorer: Alberto Gilardino (Milan)
The decision to sell Andriy Shevchenko to Chelsea will benefit the young Italian hitman, as he topped our chart in the Capocannoniere category. The former Parma youngster received a massive 45 per cent of votes, well clear of Luca Toni. The Fiorentina man, last season’s top scorer, only polled 18 per cent. Other mentions were for Vincenzo Iaquinta of Udinese, Roma new boy Mirko Vucinic, Cagliari’s David Suazo, Hernan Crespo of Inter and Roma’s Francesco Totti.

Serie B winners: Napoli
Juventus’ point penalty went against them in the Serie B race, as Napoli netted 58 per cent of the vote. Although the Bianconeri were selected by some, they recorded a relatively low percentage backing of 17, just ahead of Bologna, Genoa and Brescia.

Serie B top scorer: Alex Del Piero (Juventus)
Juventus dominated the Serie B goalscoring category with Alex Del Piero pipping David Trezeguet and Valeri Bojinov. The captain, and penalty taker, took 33 per cent against the 25 per cent of Trez and Napoli hitman Cristian Bucchi – last season’s top man. Bojinov was a clear fourth.

Coppa Italia winners: Roma
After losing to Inter in the last two editions, Roma will succeed this year. The capital club earned almost 60 per cent of our faith, with Inter netting half that amount. Sampdoria and Palermo also merited consideration.

Champions League: Chelsea
We’ve gone with the money and Premiership champions Chelsea. They recorded more than double the votes accumulated individually for Real Madrid, Milan and holders Barcelona. Inter also got a mention.

UEFA Cup: West Ham
It took the signings of Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez to convince 25 per cent of us that West Ham would be UEFA Cup kings – even if they’ll play Palermo in round one. Ajax are second favourites, while the Rosanero were also backed along with Spurs, Feyenoord, Schalke, Lens, plus possible Champions League chokers Werder Bremen and even Inter!

First Coach to be axed: Gianni De Biasi (Torino)
Rumours of pre-season tension between De Biasi and the Granata were just too tempting for over 35 per cent of our writers to ignore. He was favourite to be shown the door first and that was the case on the eve of the big Serie A kick-off. Livorno’s Daniele Arrigoni, Bruno Giordano of Messina, Gigi Cagni of Empoli, Lazio’s Delio Rossi and Cagliari’s Marco Giampaolo are also being tipped for the chop.

Golden Ball winner: Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid)
Having been robbed of the Golden Ball at the World Cup, Fabio Cannavaro is our favourite for the France Football prize. The former Juve stopper won 50 per cent of our backing, double the votes netted by Milan star Kaka. Thierry Henry, Andriy Shevchenko and Steven Gerrard were also considered.

Number of Materazzi Serie A red cards: None
He may be one of the toughest defenders on the planet, but expect Marco Materazzi to be an angel this term. A massive 59 per cent believe he will end the campaign without a red card. Just under 20 per cent think he will be sent-off twice, while other guesses registered were three, four and one.