Turin
There are six games left until the end of the championship and there are 18 points up for grabs and Torino is still clinging to the dream of being able to play in the play-offs for the Conference League, but to do so they must at least reach 8th place, if 5 Italian teams go to the Champions League and if a favorable result comes from the Italian Cup. Obviously better if he finished 7th. Right now with 49 points I’m there Lazio And Naples who occupy the two positions that the Granata team which has 4 points less aspires to. But there is also competing for the same objective Florentine who has to recover the match against Atalanta and has 1 point less.
How many chances does Torino have of succeeding? Objectively very few. Furthermore, if they reached the same points, they would only have the upper hand against Napoli, having won the first leg and drawn in the return, while with Lazio they were defeated twice and by Fiorentina once and in the other match they drew. It should also be considered calendar and that of Juric’s team is not so simple because they have to face either teams fighting for survival or for a position useful for accessing the most prestigious international cups, in fact they have to deal with Frosinone, Inter, Bologna, Verona, Milan and Atalanta. Lazio, on the other hand, has a slightly easier championship finish and no direct clash, even if they have more than one match with those fighting not to be relegated, Genoa, Verona, Monza, Empoli, Inter and Sassuolo. Napoli have matches with a similar level of difficulty to Turin with the added bonus of a direct clash with Fiorentina as they have to meet Empoli, Roma, Udinese, Bologna, Fiorentina and Lecce. Finally, Fiorentina, like Napoli, has a direct clash and for the rest is more or less in the same situation as Lazio, having to deal with Salernitana, Sassuolo, Verona, Monza, Napoli and Cagliari, but has recovery against Atalanta which can be both a good is bad and they are also still involved in the Conference League.
The comparisons are mostly unfavorable. It’s true that every game is unique, but previous experiences have a minimal influence. If we consider i points which I am were made in the first round with the teams that have yet to be faced Turin was in the worst situation because it had only obtained 5 points, while Lazio 8, Napoli 7 and Fiorentina even 18 (also considering the match against Atalanta). In the return round so far Napoli have scored 21 points, Lazio 19, Torino 18 and Fiorentina 11 so even in this respect the Granata do not have the upper hand. Only one piece of data is a bit comforting and that is the one relating to the last 5 matches in fact, Turin has gained 8 points and only Lazio surpasses them with one more, 9, while Napoli has obtained only 6 and Fiorentina even only 3.
In conclusion, to win the sprint for Europe, Torino must outdo themselves and beat if not all of their remaining opponents and hope for missteps from the other competitors and for good news to come from the UEFA ranking and the Italian Cup.
