Serie A, of which Juventus, beaten in Cagliari, is a worrying champion, delivered a new verdict on Wednesday in Matchday 37, with AS Roma qualifying for the Europa League. It remains to be seen who will finish 2nd and who will go down and if Immobile will manage to beat Higuain's goalscoring record.
Sad Juventus
Certainly the Turinese were already champions. Certainly there were many absent and this match in Cagliari was almost without issue. But all the same, less than 10 days before their knockout round of the Champions League against Lyon, Juventus gave a sad image. The Sardinians, who remained on four draws and four defeats, logically won 2-0 and the Bianconeri remain fragile and hesitant. Maurizio Sarri's men have won just two of their last seven games and lost three. They will be eagerly awaited in the Champions League and have little time to get back on track.
Who on the podium?
It's only a place of honor, but it still interests three teams. The last day on Saturday will make it possible to know who from Inter Milan (2nd), Atalanta Bergamo (3rd) and Lazio Rome (4th) will finish runner-up to Juventus. On Wednesday, Lazio beat Brescia 2-0 and therefore keep their chances. The Romans are indeed at the height of Atalanta, only one point behind Inter. However, the 38th day will offer a decisive duel between the Milanese and the Bergamasques. If there is a winner, he will finish 2nd. But in the event of a draw, the place will go to Lazio if they beat Napoli. By the way, Lazio Immobile center-forward approached the absolute record for the number of goals scored in a Serie A season. By scoring the goal of 2-0, he brought his total to 35, one of less only than Higuain during the 2015-16 season. Ronaldo is for his part blocked at 31 and the title of "capocannoniere" is almost acquired to Immobile.
Roma in C3
On the floor below, there is no longer any uncertainty. AS Rome (5th) went to beat Torino 3-2 and is thus certain to finish in 5th place, which offers the second ticket to the group stage of the Europa League. Naples (7th) had already taken the first by winning the Italian Cup and AC Milan, who will finish 6th, will have to go through the preliminary rounds. Before the Roma game, the Rossoneri had nevertheless done their share of work and had provisionally returned to only one point by going to crush Sampdoria Genoa 4-1. Hard-wearing, Ibrahimovic scored twice and gave an assist. "I'm like Benjamin Button, still young, never old," joked the 38-year-old Swede.
Lecce believes it
La Spal and Brescia are already in Serie B but the last relegated is not yet known. The 37th day has indeed allowed Lecce to regain hope. Because the Apulia team won 2-1 on the ground of Udinese, while Genoa, the other threatened, was corrected 5-0 by Sassuolo. Before the last day, Genoa (17th) is only one point ahead of Lecce. On Sunday, the Genoese will host Hellas Verona, while Lecce will host Parma. In the event of a tie in points, it is the Genoa who would be saved.
Results of the 37th matchday :
Tuesday
Parma- Atalanta 1-2
Inter Milan -Naples 2-0
Wednesday
Hellas Verona -Spal 3-0
Lazio Rome -Brescia 2-0
Sampdoria- AC Milan 1-4
Sassuolo -Genoa 5-0
Udinese- Lecce 1-2
Cagliari -Juventus 2-0
Fiorentina -Bologna 4-0
Torino- AS Rome 2-3
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- Serie A standings
