Italy will have 5 teams at the start of the next edition of the Champions League. Indeed, in the event of Atalanta’s success in the Europa League with the Nerazzurri outside the top 5 positions of the 2023-2024 Serie A, they could even become 6. A number that would further tweak an already truly excellent record for the teams our.
The big question, at this point, can only be one: “Which will be the teams that will represent us in the highest continental club competition”? The ranking speaks for itself. Inter are already amply qualified thanks to their twentieth Scudetto (86 points), so all that’s missing for Milan is the official status thanks to a good margin (69 points). From Juventus’ third position (64) everything will still be in the balance. In fourth place we find Bologna (62 points), in fifth place Roma (56), then sixth Atalanta (54 with a match to recover), then Lazio 52 and Napoli 49.
The feeling is that, at the moment, we are moving towards a Roma-Atalanta duel for fifth place with the two teams that will collide in the direct clash scheduled for the 36th matchday. There are 5 matches left to play and 15 points up for grabs. At the Juventus, probably the team with the worst schedule, it will be enough to keep the Orobics at a distance. At the moment the advantage is 10 points but if Mr. Gasperini’s team were to win the injury time against Fiorentina they would go back to -7. Similar speech for the Bologna who, after having won over the Roma pitch, took a huge step towards qualification.
Now cut off the Naples stuck at 49 points, while the Lazio at 52 he still has some hope that resembles a faint glimmer. In short, the scenarios are still very open. There are very few certainties and all the teams involved will have to roll up their sleeves. It will be a truly vibrant championship finale for the race for the Champions League zone.
THE CALENDAR OF THE TEAMS INVOLVED
34th DAY
ATALANTA-EMPOLI
BOLOGNA-UDINESE
JUVENTUS-MILAN
LAZIO-VERONA
NAPLES-ROME
35th DAY
MILAN-GENOA
MONZA-LAZIO
ROME-JUVENTUS
SALERNITANA-ATALANTA
TURIN-BOLOGNA
UDINESE-NAPLES
36th DAY
ATALANTA-ROME
JUVENTUS-SALERNITANA
LAZIO-EMPOLI
MILAN-CAGLIARI
NAPLES-BOLOGNA
37th DAY
BOLOGNA-JUVENTUS
FIORENTINA-NAPLES
INTER-LAZIO
LECCE-ATALANTA
ROME-GENOA
TURIN-MILAN
38th DAY
ATALANTA-TORINO
EMPOLI-ROME
GENOA-BOLOGNA
JUVENTUS-MONZA
LAZIO-SASSUOLO
MILAN-SALERNITANA
NAPLES-LECCE
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