Qualification for the next European cups: the possible combinations – Corriere.it

Three UEFA competitions, three Italian teams in the final: Inter in the Champions League (against Manchester City, on 10 June), Roma in the Europa League (against Sevilla, on 31 May) and Fiorentina in the Conference (against West Ham, June 7). Who will participate in the next European Cups? Normally the top four of Serie A go to the Champions League, the fifth and the winner of the Coppa Italia to the Europa League, the sixth to the Conference. For sure there will be Napoli champions of Italy, which will also be seeded in the group draw, as winners of the championship — in the first pot there will also be the champions of Spain, England, Germany, France, Portugal and the Champions League holders and Europa League —. In the light of the latest results, let’s analyze the qualifying scenarios for next year’s European cups, starting from certainty that a maximum of eight Italian women will participate.

Five Italians in the Champions League

Let’s start from the most beautiful scenario: five Italian teams in the Champions League 2022/2023. Possible, if Roma win the Europa League and finish in Serie A beyond fourth place. Likely hypothesis: the Giallorossi are sixth in the standings and in the Europa League final. So Italy would have the top four of the championship plus the winner of the Europa League in the Champions League.

Inter qualified for the Champions League if…

Inter, on the other hand, has two ways to participate in the next Champions League: enter it as reigning champion (and in that case, should they finish beyond fourth place, the Italian qualifiers would be five), or place among the top four in the championship. Inzaghi’s team is currently third, +5 on Milan fifth.

Champions, if fourth place in the championship is not enough

Another hypothesis is also possible, which sees the fourth-placed in the league relegated to the Europa League. As? Inter champions of Europe but out of the top four, Roma who win the Europa League but finish out of the top four. The top three in Serie A plus the two cup winners (who guarantee a pass to the group stage) would go to the Champions League.

Victory in all European competitions

What if all three Italians competing in the final win?
The top three in Serie A plus the winner of the Champions League would go to the Champions League (in this case Inter) and that of the Europa League (Roma), who would also be seeded in the draw together with Napoli. The fourth and fifth placed teams in the championship would qualify for the next Europa League together with Fiorentina, which would access as the victory of the Conference gives a direct pass for the second European international competition. In this case, therefore, there would be eight Italians in the European cups next year, the maximum allowed: in the Champions League, the top three in the championship and the Champions and Europa League holders; the holders of the Conference plus the fourth and fifth of the championship in the Europa League; none in the Conference League. A difficult puzzle game, in which the Juventus variant must also be considered, whose fate will be decided on May 22ndwith the new ruling by the Federal Court of Appeal which could apply a penalty in the standings to Allegri’s team.