Naples and Lazio in the Champions League, Italy can have 5 teams

Napoli and Lazio have already qualified for the Champions League. Two days from the end, the Serie A championship has yet to issue the other verdicts. And there is still the possibility for Italy to have five teams in the Champions League next season.

Naples top seed in the Champions League

As champions of Italy, Napoli will be placed in the first urn, that of the top seeds, in the next draw on 31 August 2023. Also seeded are City, Barcelona, ​​the champions of Germany (Dortmund or Bayern), France (will PSG), Portugal (Benfica in the lead). To this will be added the winners of the Champions League and Europa League. If the Cup goes to City, already champions of England, Feyenoord will be added as top seed.

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Lazio qualified in the Champions League

As a result of Juventus’ penalty, Lazio are also mathematically qualified for the next Champions League. Sarri’s team will not have a favorable draw, due to their ranking: they can hope to finish in the third tier.

Inter qualify for the Champions League if

With the new standings, Inter also have one foot in the next Champions League, having a 5-point margin over fifth place. An equal Saturday against Atalanta will already be enough. chat happens if Inter win the Champions League? If they also finish in the top four, Inzaghi’s team does not free up a place for Italy (which therefore will always and only qualify for the top four), but earns the right to be seeded, in the same pot as Napoli. If, on the other hand, Inter lose the final, they will be placed in the second tier.

Italy can have five teams in the Champions League

However, Italy has two possibilities to have five teams in the Champions League: if Inter and/or Roma win their final but do not qualify among the top four in the league. In reality, a draw with Atalanta on the penultimate matchday will be enough for Inter to be in the top four. Roma, on the other hand, could fall into this category: they are sixth in the league, 4 behind Milan and Mourinho has already said goodbye to fourth place. By winning the Europa League against Sevilla in Budapest on May 31, the Portuguese could give the Italian squad a fifth team.

Then there is the remote hypothesis that Inter and Roma win their cups without going to the Champions League in the league: in this case, only the top three in Serie A qualify for the Champions League (plus Inter and Roma as holders of the trophies) , while the fourth goes to the Europa League.

Who qualifies for the Europa League

By regulation, the fifth place in the championship and the winner of the Italian Cup access the Europa League. If the winner of the Coppa Italia qualifies for the Champions League or is fifth in the league, she makes way for sixth. The Inter-Fiorentina final contemplates both hypotheses. If Inter win the Coppa Italia, they will also go sixth to the Europa League (and seventh in the Conference League). If, on the other hand, the trophy goes to Fiorentina, who are out of contention in the league, the Viola will access the Europa League together with the fifth in the league, currently Atalanta. With the current standings, Roma would be sixth but in the Conference League and Juventus outside of Europe.

If Roma win the Europa League

Roma have two ways to qualify for Europe and can still finish in one of the three cups. If he wins the Europa League final, he automatically enters the Champions League as top seed. And, as mentioned, if he weren’t in the top four of the championship, as now seems probable, he would bring the Italian contingent in the Champions League to 5. In this case, with the current standings, the fifth team (now Atalanta) plus Fiorentina (if they win the Italian Cup) or Juventus (if Inter win the Italian Cup) would go to the Europa League. If Roma don’t win their cup, sixth place may not be enough for the Europa League: they would find themselves in the Conference if Fiorentina won the Italian Cup.

If Fiorentina win the Conference League

Fiorentina has two access roads to Europe: its two finals. We said about the Italian Cup: if he wins, he’s in the Europa League by right. If he loses against Inter, he cannot claim rights as a finalist: the place that belongs to the holder of the national cup will be assigned to the sixth in the championship. So many teams in the running, from Roma to Juve, must hope for Inter to win to have one more chance.

If Fiorentina wins the Conference League, they will be automatically admitted to the Europa League. If he doesn’t win the Coppa Italia, then we will have the fifth and sixth in Serie A plus Fiorentina in the Europa League. The seventh will go to the Conference League, with access from the playoffs. Italy would thus have 8 teams in the European Cups.

If Fiorentina win the Conference League and the Coppa Italia, they will not free up a place. In this case, the Viola will go to the Europa League with the fifth of the championship. The sixth would access the Conference League and the seventh in Serie A would remain outside Europe.