Verona and Spezia, who relegate to Serie B? The playoff hypothesis for salvation

Sampdoria And Cremona already in B for a few weeks, 90′ from the end of the championship it remains to be established who will be the third relegated team. Two teams involved: Verona and Spice. Both have 31 points and on the last day they will play away from Spezia a Rome against the Giallorossi returning from the disappointment of the defeat in the Europa League final, Verona at the Meazza against a Milan already certain of the Champions place. There is the concrete possibility that salvation will be decided in the play-off. Let’s see why.

Direct clashes no longer count

With the new regulation, from this year direct clashes are no longer sufficient to decree the Scudetto or salvation. In the event of a tie between two teams, leading or trailing, a play-off will take place on a neutral venue, with possible penalties after 90 minutes: therefore, without extra time. A rule that penalizes him Spice, who would have been ahead having won 2-1 in Verona and drawn 0-0 in the second leg. Head-to-head matches continue to be decisive for placements in Europe and in the Serie A standings in general and are also decisive in the event of a tie between three or more teams: in these cases the separate standings are used and then only two teams play off. If Lecce had finished with 34 points with Spezia and Verona, for example, Verona would have survived and the other two would have played in the play-off. Hypothesis now excluded by Lecce’s victory in Monza last Sunday, a success that gave the Salento people early salvation.