Dublin –
Atalanta’s victory in the Europa League final gave Italy the opportunity to have 6 representatives in the Champions League. But there are conditions that must be met for the remainder of this season.
Atalanta successfully beat Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final with a landslide score of 3-0 at the Aviva Stadium, Thursday (23/5/2024) early morning WIB. Ademola Lookman’s hat-trick stopped Leverkusen’s streak of 51 consecutive matches without defeat.
La Dea’s victory also opened up the opportunity for Italy to send many representatives to the Champions League next season. The change in competition format allows them to have six teams there.
So far Inter Milan, AC Milan, Bologna, Juventus and Atalanta have certainly qualified. One more team that could follow is AS Roma.
Unfortunately for Roma, they do not control their own fate in this matter. The team made by Daniele De Rossi needs to hope that Atalanta finishes outside the top four.
If Atalanta overtakes Bologna or Juventus, then the team in fifth place (either Bologna or Juventus) will be the last team to advance to the Champions League. The current situation is not very favorable for Rome.
Bologna, Juventus and Atalanta are only separated by two points. Note, Atalanta still has one extra match in hand.
So Roma needs to hope that Bologna and Juventus win the last match this week, while hoping that Atalanta slips up in one of them. Roma also need to pray that Juventus and Atalanta don’t finish on the same points, because the Bianconeri lost head to head.
Roma’s fate could be known as early as this weekend. They will qualify for the Champions League if Juventus and Bologna win over Monza and Genoa, while Atalanta is held by Torino.
If the three teams both win, then Roma’s fate will only be known on June 2 when Atalanta plays a postponed match against Fiorentina.
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2024-05-23 15:00:19
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