Sorry to burst your bubble Dooz, but no team worth a pinch of shit gives a flying fuck about the Europa League. It will probabyt cost Italy another team in the UCL, but the Europa League is seen nothing more than a distraction by most managers, directors, coaches and players.
If you look at it Italian teams on a whole actually performed better this season (in the UCL) compared to last season. I think the only way is up for Italian teams as we hit rock bottom already.
No Italian team in the the QFs of the UCL last season, yet this year Inter are there and will probably be in the semis as well. Fiorentina can be counted extremely unfortunate not to be in the last 8 after they were robbed against Bayern.
Only really Juventus embarrased the Italian league in Europe this season. Milan made it to the second round of the UCL at least, even though they did get their arses handed to them by the Mancs.
And just as a side note, the EPL the so called best league in the world has definitely declined in quality this season IMO. The match between the two top teams in the country last night wasnt that great at all. Been a pretty bland season as well.