Are we finally witnessing the great renaissance of Italian football?
With a championship that has regained color in recent seasons, the Serie A still lacked convincing results on the European scene.
But this season, apart from the premature elimination in the C1 group stage for Juve, Italy is reborn.
To discover
Serie A standings
Serie A fixtures and results
Well launched by the two Milanese clubs, the Italian championship could be the most represented on the European scene.
With qualifications against Tottenham (1-0 for AC Milan) and FC Porto (1-0 for Inter), Italy already has two clubs in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
And it is more than likely to see a third qualify with the good result of Naples in the first leg against Frankfurt (2-0, return match this Wednesday at 9:00 p.m.).
17 years of waiting
With three clubs still in contention in the quarter-finals in C1, the Italians would achieve a performance that they have not managed to do since the 2005-2006 season.
An endless wait as Spain have placed three representatives at this level of the competition 7 times over the last 10 years.
If the three Italian teams are not favorites for the final victory, they have already managed to restore the honor of their country.
Especially since in the other European cups, the Italian clubs are also present.
After winning the Europa Conference League title last year, José Mourinho's AS Roma are doing well at the top level this year.
In the Europa League, the capital club took a good advantage against Real Sociedad (2-0), and could accompany Juventus (1-0 against Freiburg) in the quarter-finals as well.
AS Roma won the Europa League Conference last season.
Panoramic
Finally, in the Europa League Conference, if Fiorentina has a slight advantage (1-0 against Sivvaspor), Lazio is the only club to find itself in an unfavorable position.
After a 2-1 defeat at home, they will have to achieve a small feat by winning on the lawn of AZ Alkmaar.
At the moment (Wednesday March 15, 2023), Italy could be the only European country to see all their clubs entered qualify for the quarter-finals of the European Cup.
With 7 clubs competing at this level, Italian clubs would then represent nearly 30% of the clubs still involved in the European Cup.
If this is not the sign of a return to the front of the stage, what more is needed?
A title maybe...