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<\/picture><\/div>\nepa12147516 UEFA Champions League trophy on display at the Allianz Arena before the UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Internazionale Milano in Munich, Germany 31 May 2025. EPA-EFE\/RONALD WITTEK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The race for the top four in Serie A is as tight as ever, with five or six clubs competing for a placement in the Champions League this season.<\/p>\n
The race for the Champions League in Italy has been thrilling over the last few years, bringing unexpected results and even big disappointments for fans of the best clubs in the country, such as Milan and Roma.<\/p>\n
The Rossoneri failed to qualify for Europe\u2019s elite competition in 2024-25, even finishing outside a European placement, while Roma climbed the table under Claudio Ranieri, but were still unable to overtake Juventus on the final matchday, finishing fifth.<\/p>\n Bologna were among the surprises as the Rossoblu qualified for the Champions League in 2023-24 under Thiago Motta before winning the Coppa Italia with Vincenzo Italiano in charge in the following campaign.<\/p>\n Serie A is one of the most exciting leagues in Europe, but also one of the most difficult to predict, as fans surfing on Admiral Casino are aware of.<\/p>\n So, let\u2019s try to make the impossible possible and predict: who will qualify for the Champions League in 2025-26?<\/p>\n Technically, Inter and Napoli seem the safest teams as both sides are expected to fight for something bigger than a mere top-four finish.<\/p>\n Antonio Conte and Cristian Chivu will likely fight for the Scudetto until the very end of the campaign, and at the moment, Milan are involved in the race as well, sitting second in the table.<\/p>\n The Rossoneri coach, Massimiliano Allegri, has reiterated that Milan\u2019s main objective remains to qualify for the Champions League, rather than winning the league, but in his latest interview, he admitted: \u201cThe longer it goes on, the more difficult it will become. Playing against Cagliari will be tough, we need to prepare well. We need everyone because we have a huge month between now and February.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the moment, it looks like the Scudetto will be won on somewhere between 82 and 84 points,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cIt could become 86 if a team has a good run, I don\u2019t know. For us, it was important to win today against a frustrating team [Verona] who have a lot of speed. We finally beat a smaller side at home.\u201d<\/p>\n Roma and Juventus are currently fighting for the fourth spot, but Bologna and Como are closely following the Bianconeri and the Giallorossi.<\/p>\n Juventus recently beat Roma 1-0 at the Allianz Stadium, but Gian Piero Gasperini\u2019s men reacted with a 3-1 home victory over Genoa in the following round.<\/p>\n Juventus have won seven of their last eight games across all competitions under their new coach, Luciano Spalletti, and are just one point behind the fourth-placed Giallorossi after 17 rounds.<\/p>\n The Bianconeri struggled in the last game of 2025 against Pisa, but eventually secured a 2-0 win.<\/p>\n \u201cOur tempo was slow, the last 6-7 minutes and first 6-7 minutes of the second half were bad, as Pisa caused problems with their intensity and we were fortunate in those situations,\u201d Spalletti told Sky Sport Italia at full time.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the second half, we had more quality, were more inventive, Zhegrova and David did well, giving us more quality in the final third. We were able to score, and at that moment of the game, I felt it was deserved, as we were creating spaces in the box. We ought to do better, and we need to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n Roma have the best defence in the league, but the weakest attack in the top 10 in Serie A, so Juventus seem to have something extra in the race for the top four.<\/p>\n At the same time, however, Roma are eager to bring attacking reinforcements in the January transfer window, and the one-point advantage they have on Juventus could prove to be very useful at the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n Last but not least, don\u2019t forget Italy can still have five Champions League spots available in 2025-26, but that will depend on Italian clubs\u2019 results in Champions League, Europa League and Conference League this term.<\/p>\n
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