Five teams for three Champions League places. The sprint made it (re) start yesterday on Naples, winning 5-1 againstUdinese, and today they followed it Atalanta, victorious with Benevento; the Milan, capable of annihilating the Torino, at home, with a clear 7-0; there Juventus, which rises with 3-1 al Sassuolo, and the Lazio, which at the last beats the Parma and keeps the flame alive for qualification in theEurope that matters. The ranking now reads:Atalanta and Milan at 75, Napoli 73, Juventus 72 and Lazio 67 (with one game less). Now let’s go and study on a case-by-case basis.
ATALANTA – With the win the next round, theAtalanta she is certain of qualification for the Champions League, thus making the last match against Milan irrelevant, which would be, on paper, a direct match. If the give, on the other hand, should he lose against Genoa, at Marassi, the challenge with the Rossoneri, with whom they won in the first leg, would become decisive. And in case of arrival on equal points with Juve and Milan, he would have a detached classification in favor of the Bianconeri.
MILAN – The Milan, if he wins with Cagliari, at home, he qualified in the Champions League, a competition from which he has been missing since 2013, unless Atalanta were to lose against Genoa and Juve were to win against Inter. In this case, the match against Atalanta in the last round would become decisive, as in the event of a tie on points with Atalanta (who should win against Milan) and Juve would have a disadvantaged classification.
NAPLES – If he wins the next two games he is arithmetically in the Champions League, regardless of the results of the others. Even if the next one wins and Juventus lose to Inter. If, on the other hand, he runs into a misstep against Fiorentina or Verona, he should look at the results of the others.
JUVENTUS – The Juventus is forced to win against Inter and hope for a misstep of the Naples or Milan and Atalanta. He could also draw, in the event of a Napoli knockout, and play everything in the last game.
LAZIO – Only one chance: to win them all and hope for a misstep by the others.
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