Serie A Eyes Sixth Spot in Champions League: A New Hope

Serie A has already achieved the great goal of having five teams in the Champions League next season, but it can also hope for more. In fact, the possibility for Italy to present itself next year with as many as six clubs in significant football is still alive. The tournament, the most important at the club level for Uefa, only gathers the best European teams and, starting next year, with the change of format, their number has increased. Of these four additional slots, two have been provided to the federations that occupy the first two positions in the Uefa ranking for nations. Roma-Bayer Leverkusen, De Rossi towards a three-man defense: Smalling-Llorente in contention. Lukaku returns upfront. Sixth Team in Champions, Here's How: Of these two, one has already been secured by Serie A, which hopes to gain an additional spot. This would be possible in case of a victory in the Europa League by either Roma or Atalanta. These two teams are engaged in the semifinals of the competition against Bayer Leverkusen and Marseille, respectively. Should one of them reach the final and then win, Italy would obtain an additional spot in the next competition. Uefa also clarified that the sixth spot valid for the next competition (in case of a victory in the Europa League by an Italian team) is also valid if Roma and Atalanta finish above the sixth position.