Serie A will have five places in the Champions League next season after securing one of two additional places to participate in three European tournaments this season.
UEFA awards both competitions with an additional point through European Performance Spots.
It is part of a revamp to expand the Champions League to a 36-team competition.
Italy’s place in the top two was secured after three of its clubs reached the semi-finals, while the Premier League lost four of the five remaining clubs in the quarter-finals.
No Italian team qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but Roma and Atalanta qualified for the semi-finals of the Europa League and Fiorentina qualified for the last place in the Europa Conference League, where the competition has the coefficient of higher valuation. . . of all competitions. and I can’t finish outside the top 2.
Germany is expected to finish second in terms of performance, as Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen eliminated English clubs and Borussia Dortmund advanced to the Champions League.
Fifth place in Italy now qualifies for the Champions League, a place currently occupied by Roma while Atalanta is in sixth place.
If one of these clubs wins the Europa League and does not finish in the top four, Serie A will have six teams in the Champions League. The same goes for Borussia Dortmund, fifth in the Bundesliga.
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