The Serie A championship is coming to a close with a final day full of emotions and tensions. Some teams have nothing more to ask of the season, sailing in calm areas of the standings, while others are preparing to say goodbye to their coaches at the end of a great experience. For many, however, the weekend will be decisive for the final verdict of their year.
Inter, Milan, Juventus, Bologna and Atalanta have already booked their place in the next Champions League, while Roma and Lazio have officially qualified for the Europa League. It remains to be seen which team will play in the next Conference League. Yesterday, Fiorentina's last-gasp victory in Cagliari consolidated the Viola's eighth place, as they await the Conference final.
The main focus will be on the fight for survival. The third-last place is still up for grabs and three teams – Frosinone, Udinese and Empoli – will do everything they can to stay up. At the 'Stirpe', 90 minutes of high tension are expected between the Ciociari and the Friulians, while Empoli hosts Roma.
With 35 points, Frosinone is in an advantageous position: a draw against Udinese would be enough to guarantee their safety, while the Friulians must win. If they were to draw, they would have to hope for a failure of Empoli to win against Roma. To save themselves, Empoli must beat the Giallorossi: a victory would guarantee their safety thanks to the direct clash between Frosinone and Udinese.
Tonight, Genoa-Bologna will not affect the standings, but it will be emotionally significant, marking Thiago Motta's last bench with the rossoblù before his new adventure at Juventus. Tomorrow, Juventus-Monza and Milan-Salernitana will also see Stefano Pioli's farewells to the rossonero people.
Fonseca is the most likely name for the succession, in a waltz of benches that also touches foreign leagues, with Flick for Xavi at Barcelona, Farioli at Ajax and De Zerbi perhaps at Chelsea. It remains to be seen whether Gasperini will continue with Atalanta. Atalanta-Torino and Napoli-Lecce will be played on Sunday at 18:XNUMX.
Granata and Partenopei hope that, in the event of a Fiorentina victory in the Conference League, ninth place could be worth a place in Europe. Roma hopes for favorable combinations to obtain fifth place for Atalanta, the only possibility of entering the Champions League as the sixth Italian. In the evening, Verona-Inter and Lazio-Sassuolo will also be played.
Article published on May 24, 2024 - 16:45 pm
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