🏆 What's left to play for in Serie A? | OneFootball

Serie A is back! And everything is on the line.

The Italian top flight returns on Saturday, so here’s everything that has to be decided by the time the season ends on 2 August.

Title race

This could be the finest title race Serie A has seen in a decade.

Juventus are, as ever, in the driving seat.

The Old Lady are chasing a ninth consecutive title and their fate is in their own hands, as they lead the table by a single point.

The side behind them, Lazio, have it all to play for and a clash between the top two on 20 July is likely to be pivotal.

The capital club boast Serie A’s top goalscorer in Ciro Immobile, have the best  goal difference in the league, and are undefeated in 21 Serie A games. They’ve won 17 of those and conceded fewer than Juventus so far.

Lurking in third, Inter still harbour hopes of winning the league.

Nine points behind but with a game in hand, don’t write off Antonio Conte’s men. Not yet.

European football

The top three should all secure Champions League football, but who will join them?

Current Champions League quarter-finalists and Europe’s most exciting team, Atalanta are in pole position.

However, Roma are just three points behind. One of those two will almost certainly seal fourth.

The battle below the, for the remaining Europa League place (or places), will be much more fiercely contested.

Napoli have two shots at European qualification. If they win the Coppa Italia final/if they don’t.

Below them, a number of teams are involved. While Napoli currently sit sixth on 39 points, any slip could see them caught by Milan (36), Hellas Verona, Parma (both 35), or Bologna (34).

Relegation battle

The lights are almost already out for Brescia and SPAL, who are already nine and seven points from safety respectively.

Whoever joins them is anybody’s guess.

Lecce currently sit 18th, but they’re level on points with Genoa and just one behind Sampdoria.

Torino and Udinese are also within reach, sitting just two and three points ahead.