While Milan definitely benefited from Berlusconi's significant riches as he resurrected and improved the club at just the right time (football turned into a truly global phenomenon towards the late '80s and early '90s which made their popularity soar in newer markets), they could be categorized as European super powers since the '50 and '60s as they had won 2 Latin Cups (precursor to the European Cup format), were the first Italian club to reach the European Cup final and the first Italian club to win the competition under Nereo Rocco — and had won a total of 2 European Cups and 10 Serie A titles before the takeover. Even without Silvio, Van Basten, Gullit, Sacchi, Rijkaard, Shevchenko, Nesta they would have the tradition of Altafini, Rivera, Viani, Gre-No-Li, Baresi, Kiplin, Schiaffino, Rocco, Maldini and the likes...which is nothing to scoff at. By the broader sugar daddy definition, Juventus have benefited from the wealth and influence of the Agnellis / Gruppo Fiat...like signing Sivori and Charles in the '50s for massive amounts of money, Internazionale from Angelo Moratti's since the '50s...like signing Luis Suárez Miramontes or Harald Nielsen for world record figures around the “Grand Inter” era under Herrera, and so forth. Very few giants became giants purely on their own merit, and the Italian giants in particular were always given a competitive edge by their benefactors.