But how many Italian teams will play in Europe next season? If he asks Corriere della Sera that tries to answer this question. The clear example is given by the Champions League: if one of Roma (5th in the standings with 59 points) and Atalanta (6th with 57 but with a game to recover) were to triumph in the Europa League and at the same time finish lower of fifth place, they would still earn the right to participate in the next edition and would bring the total number of Italian teams at the starting line to six.
There will therefore certainly be eight teams in Europe (the top 5 in the Champions League, 6th and 7th in the Europa League, 8th in the Conference) and will only be able to increase if whoever wins their competition ends up outside this “perimeter”. Example: if Fiorentina wins the Conference by finishing below eighth place, then Italy would have nine European teams (5 in the Champions League, 6th and 7th in the Europa League together with the Viola, 8th in the Conference). If then Fiorentina’s success were to be added to that of Roma (difficult) and Atalanta (possible) in the Europa League and if both winners were to finish the championship below eighth place (the Giallorossi and Nerazzurri would have to fall asleep), then the qualified clubs there would even be 10. To the great joy of Naples and Turin.