DBasia.news – What happened in Serie A towards the end of the 2020-2021 season was originally not much different from the Premier League: the champions have been determined and the competition for the Champions League zone is fierce.
If in the Premier League there are Leicester City, Chelsea and Liverpool who win the remaining two tickets, then in Serie A there are Napoli, Juventus and AC Milan who win them and Serie A has one last match remaining.
Inter Milan have definitely qualified for number one as well as Atalanta who couldn’t finish under fourth. The current three to five positions are Napoli (76 points), AC Milan (76 points) and Juventus (75 points).
The last week of the 2020-2021 Serie A was even more fierce because compared to Milan who met difficult opponents, Juventus and Napoli face matches against teams that no longer have a special target.
In the final match (which will take place simultaneously on May 23) there is a chance that everything will be determined from the head to head record, but it is also possible that all teams will finish with 76 points. It can trigger a classifica avulsa or mini league from the results achieved from the meeting of the three teams.
Napoli (76 points)
Gennaro Gattuso’s Napoli will host Hellas Verona at the San Paolo. Verona are comfortable in the middle of the table and have no specific targets, but playing without the burden should also be watched out for by Napoli.
Napoli’s task is simple to secure a place in the top four: win the match against Verona. It guaranteed their place there.
Napoli have a head to head record and are the same as Juventus. If later the head to head record is the same then all will be seen from the overall goal difference. Napoli are far superior with +45 to +36.
Milan (76 points)
AC Milan will play at Atalanta headquarters which is currently in second place in the standings and won 78 points. If Stefano Pioli’s Il Rossoneri wins, they will immediately get a place in the Champions League zone plus sit in second place in the standings.
Regarding the head to head record, there is nothing to worry about from Milan because they are superior to Napoli and Juventus.
Juventus (75 points)
Compared to Napoli and Milan who decided their own destiny, Juventus was not the same when playing at Bologna headquarters. Winning is not enough for Il Bianconeri, who previously won the Scudetto nine times in a row to secure the top four.
Apart from winning, Juventus also hopes that Milan or Napoli will fail to get full points against their opponents. Another alternative is that Juve’s draw against Bologna can still go through as long as Milan and Napoli lose.
If that happens then the acquisition of the three clubs will equal 76 points and classifica avulsa will occur. In the mini league Milan and Juventus benefit from the goal difference and Napoli can get to fifth place in the standings.
That’s because Milan have a +2 goal difference while Juve and Napoli have a -1 goal difference. Juve benefited because they scored five goals and Napoli only scored four goals in the mini league.
Head to Head notes
Milan
Milan 1-3 Juventus
Juventus 0-3 Milan
Napoli 1-3 Milan
Milan 0-1 Napoli
Napoli
Napoli 1-3 Milan
Milan 0-1 Napoli
Napoli 1-0 Juventus
Juventus 2-1 Napoli
Juventus
Milan 1-3 Juventus
Juventus 0-3 Milan
Napoli 1-0 Juventus
Juventus 2-1 Napoli