Napoli’s unexpected 3-2 home defeat against Bologna has dramatically tightened the race for the remaining Champions League berths in Serie A. With Juventus, Milan, Roma, and Como now all within a five-point radius of a top-four finish, the competition for the three available Champions League spots is incredibly fierce.
A victory at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona would have mathematically secured Napoli’s place in the top four. However, despite staging a comeback from a 2-0 deficit to level the score at 2-2, they ultimately conceded a dramatic winner in stoppage time to a spectacular Jonathan Rowe volley.
This result leaves Napoli just two points ahead of Juventus in third place. More significantly, the gap to fourth-placed Milan and fifth-placed Roma has narrowed to a mere three points. Newly promoted Como also remains in contention, sitting only five points behind second place with just two rounds remaining in the season.
Serie A Week 37 Fixtures Scheduled Simultaneously
To ensure fairness and prevent any team from gaining an advantage by knowing the results of other matches, all five Serie A Week 37 fixtures involving these contenders will be played simultaneously on Sunday at 11:30 AM UK time (12:30 PM CEST).
Napoli’s away match against Pisa would have been rescheduled for an evening slot had they secured their Champions League qualification, but this is no longer the case.
Only the top four teams in Serie A this season will qualify for the Champions League, with Inter Milan already guaranteed a spot. The remaining three coveted positions are now the subject of an intense battle among five teams.
In Serie A, goal difference is not the primary tie-breaker. If teams finish level on points, their head-to-head record from the season will determine their ranking. Should more than two teams be tied on points, a mini-league table based on their collective head-to-head results will be used.
Current Serie A Table
| Rank | Teams | Played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter | 36 | 85 |
| 2 | Napoli | 35 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 36 | 68 |
| 4 | Roma | 36 | 67 |
| 5 | Milan | 36 | 67 |
| 6 | Como | 36 | 65 |