UEFA ranking, now it’s arithmetic: Italy will have five teams in the next Champions League. The English defeats were decisive

Atalanta returns to the semi-finals of a European cup for the first time since 1988Roma reached the same goal for the fifth time in the last few six years and Fiorentina continues their Conference dream by winning the quarter-finals for the second consecutive time. I am still Three the Italian teams competing in European competitions on seven registered at the beginning of the year and which allow Italy to remain firmly at the top of the UEFA 23/24 ranking with 19,428 points. Beyond the blue successes, the fifth place mathematician for the Champions League it comes thanks to the eliminations of Liverpool, who lost against Gasperini’s team, and of West Ham, beaten by the German champions Leverkusen. So England, third ranked with 17,375 and one team in eight remaining in Europe (Aston Villa) can no longer reach Italy, thus giving them the additional place.

This scenario gives new life to the Europe area of A league. Self Inter And Milan they are definitely detached and the Juventus with 63 points it enjoys a slight advantage, the ones competing for the last two Champions League places will be above all the Bologna by Thiago Motta (59 points), the Rome (55 points) who still have the match against Udinese to finish, theAtalanta (51 points and one game less), the Lazio and the Naplesboth a little more detached with 49 points. With six days to go, the race heats up.