the news puts Napoli in difficulty

Once the Saturday previews of the 34th matchday of Serie A have ended, Lazio’s victory against Verona puts Napoli in difficulty.

The previews for Saturday of the 34th day of the Serie A championship are over. After this round, there will only be four more matches left at the end of the tournament which has already decreed two certain verdicts: the victory of the Scudetto by Inter and the relegation of Salernitana , which fell yesterday against Frosinone.

Three more matches were played today which could influence the other verdicts that remain to be determined. Lecce and Monza drew 1-1, with goals from Krstovic and Pessina both coming in added time. Then at the Stadium, Juventus and Milan drew 0-0 at the end of a rather closed game, while a little while ago Lazio got the better of Verona, winning 1-0 thanks to a goal from Zaccagni.

Serie A standings, as of today Napoli would be qualified for the Conference League

An important victory for the Biancocelesti, who with this success rise to 55 points in the standings and momentarily overtake Atalanta in sixth place, with the Bergamo team having 2 games less. Tudor’s team is thus back in the running for fifth place, which as we know this year is worth qualifying for the next Champions League, but above all it is digging a gap on Napoli.

As can be seen from the current ranking, the Neapolitans are 5 points behind Atalanta (who have a game to recover, ed.) and 6 from Lazio. Ergo, the match against Roma at the Maradona takes on decisive contours in trying to continue to hope for the noblest of Europe. Not just the Champions League, even the Europa League is in serious danger of disappearing at this point. With Atalanta and Juventus in the Italian Cup final and now almost certain of a place in the European competitions mentioned above, eighth place in Serie A – currently occupied by Napoli – will lead to qualification for the next Conference League.

Currently this would be the European competition that Napoli would have to play if the championship ended today, although it should be remembered that Fiorentina can potentially still overtake the Azzurri, having to recover the match against Atalanta. In the last 5 championship matches, Napoli will have to do everything to bring home as many points as possible and try to get back into the race for qualification for the most noble cups. Both president De Laurentiis and coach Francesco Calzona expect a first, important reaction in the match against Roma at the Maradona stadium. A first, fundamental crossroads to try to save this complicated season.