As you've already discussed about revenues as a missing link I have to agree. I'd like to add though that youngsters in Italy are hardly given the same chances as in any other major league. Sure, some teams give their youths a game or two a year but considering what Juve, Milan, Inter etc offers them I'd leave too if I was a talented little boy. I'm certain we could attract more youngsters to turn their heads towards serie-a and more italian youngsters to stay if they actually were given a chance. Right now I don't see it happening anywhere but in the smaller teams. Don't really see why Bayern x 2, Utd, Pool, Barca, RM or any other team can endure a youngster every now on the pitch while we don't. And no, I don't consider giving Boniperti etc 15 minutes á season as a certain commitment towards the player.
Search for new revenues, fix the stadiums those are long term commitments that will take time. Committing to the youngsters is a fairly cheap solution that can be applied at any time. This why I'm not the biggest fan of the acquisition of Pazienza, since he's right now only in the way of our own youngsters who could have taken his spot instead (Giandonato, Ekdal and so on). Sure they aren't as good as him but that's kind of what happens when you never get to play. At least Gia got a chance or two by Del Neri but, well, stil...