A victory in Cagliari to be (almost) certain of qualifying for the Champions League. This evening at the Unipol Domus, the Bianconeri will have the first match point at their disposal to prematurely close the race for one of the places in Europe: the fifth place for the Italian teams in the Champions League, obtained thanks to the results achieved in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, provided a significant assist to the Juventus run-up. Juventus remains third, but the most dangerous pursuer has changed: no longer De Rossi’s Roma, currently fifth, but Atalanta still in the running to win two trophies, the Europa League and the Italian Cup. A victory tonight would be enough, which would give +15 over the Goddess, to really be one step away from making it official.
The sprint for the new Champions
By winning this evening, as mentioned, the Bianconeri would find themselves at +15 on Atalanta and +17 on Lazio, sixth and seventh in the standings. In reality, the Biancocelesti will play before Juventus, given that they will be involved with Allegri’s team on Tuesday in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final. It would change little, given that unlike Atalanta, with whom the Bianconeri are essentially tied in all the items considered in the event of finishing on equal points (points achieved in direct matches, goal difference in the same matches, goal difference in the championship, greater number of goals scored in the championship), with the Lazio team the direct clash would be in favor of Juventus. The Bergamo players will be busy on Sunday evening in Monza, after the exhausting match on Thursday against Liverpool: if the Bianconeri do their duty in Cagliari, the Lombard derby on Sunday evening will be fundamental.
Even without mathematics, winning would be decisive
It is practically impossible to have the certainty of qualifying for the Champions League today, but the three points would guarantee that advantage which is practically impossible to cancel. “The Champions League quota is 70 points” Allegri explained in the press conference, not going too far from the reality of the facts. Yet already with 66 points, three more than the current ones, it would be practically impossible to nullify Vlahovic and his teammates’ race for Europe. The moment experienced by the rivals, or at least by those who would currently be the first excluded from the Champions League, i.e. Atalanta and Lazio, is very encouraging: the Goddess is still in the running on two fronts, the desire of Gasperini and the Bergamo team to win the first trophy of the golden cycle that began eight years ago could divert attention from the championship. The situation is different for Lazio, who are experiencing a troubled period: Sarri’s farewell, Tudor’s arrival, Luis Alberto’s words, the problems in the dressing room and the uncertainties about the future. Aspects that give hope for Juventus and its fans, the sporting and economic areas: as long as they return to convincing and above all to winning. Starting tonight in Cagliari.
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– 2024-04-30 06:38:11
