Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis says Serie A should be reduced.
Teams have voted against reducing the number of teams from 20 to 18.
"I am sorry to point out that politicians in general believe the Government should not be interested in the economic elements of football. Or rather, they believe the Government cannot create the conditions to eliminate the billions of debts that football accumulates every year," said De Laurentiis, addressing the Senate on Wednesday.
“We are not asking for money, only legislative modifications that allow our sector to recover economic and financial energy.
“During total chaos we allowed Serie A to go from 16 teams in 1986 to 18 and then 20, but the matches will increase to 75-80 for next season. Players will be worn down and simply cannot maintain that tempo from one season to the next.
“The revenue is also not commensurate with the quantity of energy wasted, where only the football institutions will bring home an economic result, leaning on our shoulders and our investments.
“The Lega Serie A will never have the strength to reduce the clubs, so the Government has to do it and decide there must be X and not Y number of clubs in Serie A, because the revenue cannot justify its existence.
“This League is carried by six, at most eight clubs, and the Government needs to realise that. The rest is just filler. We want the Government to stabilise a vote in favour of those six-eight clubs who are decisive for the constitution of a league, because otherwise it would not stand up.
“We cannot have these six-eight clubs continue to accumulate debt. Napoli closed with a positive of €83m, but with what struggle? We could not invest in the stadium, in the youth academy.
“With these six-eight clubs, we could create a league economic structure that would also benefit the smaller clubs, but they need to trust us rather than create obstacles for a crumb here and there."
