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Final Round: The Likely Scenarios Saturday 28 May, 2005
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The last 90 minutes of the season will decide the fourth Champions’ League entrant and the two teams that will join Atalanta in Serie B. Football Italia looks at what the squads need to celebrate.
Udinese and Sampdoria have been locked together in a battle for fourth place for the last few months, but last week’s results enabled the Friuli outfit to take a one-point lead. We’d only see a play-off if Luciano Spalletti’s men were to lose at home to Milan – an unlikely prospect – and Samp draw at Bologna. As long as Udinese win their game, then the Blucerchiati’s result is irrelevant.
That clash at the Stadio Dall’Ara is crucial for another reason, as Bologna are one of nine squads who could go down this weekend. The relegation dogfight has already taken one victim in the form of Atalanta, but there are another two places alongside them.
Lazio, Lecce and Reggina know they will be mathematically safe if they are able to earn a point on Sunday against Palermo, Parma and Inter respectively. These sides would only be dragged into a play-off if they lost in Sicily and at the same time Brescia, Bologna, Parma and Siena all won, while Chievo earned a result at Roma.
Chievo have to wait and see what the future holds for them, as only a victory at the Stadio Olimpico against Roma will ensure them of Serie A safety. A draw would be enough for the Flying Donkeys if Brescia, Bologna, Parma and Siena all failed to win their games, so it’ll be a tense afternoon for new Coach Maurizio D’Angelo.
Bologna were fighting for a UEFA Cup place a month ago, but have slid down the standings and haven’t won in their last 10. A victory over Sampdoria will mathematically ensure their Serie A status, but there is still hope.
Carlo Mazzone’s squad would stay up if they draw with Samp and at the same time at least two of these three scenarios play out: Brescia lose in Florence, Siena fail to beat Atalanta and Parma lose at Lecce. Curiously, Bologna could even lose their game and still be rescued if Atalanta were to beat Siena in Tuscany.
Parma will remain in the top flight if they conquer the Stadio Via del Mare, but face an anxious wait if they don’t manage to improve their dismal away form of two wins, two draws and 14 defeats. The Gialloblu are safe if they draw their game and at least two of the following four scenarios play out: Fiorentina fail to win, Siena don’t get three points, Bologna lose and Brescia lose. Even a defeat at Lecce could see them through if both Fiorentina and Siena end the day empty-handed.
Siena are safe if they beat already doomed Atalanta, unless all the teams ahead of them in the table pick up three points. If this clash ends in a draw, then the most the Bianconeri can hope for is a play-off if at least one of Bologna, Brescia and Parma lose.
Brescia will be mathematically safe with a win away to fellow strugglers Fiorentina. A draw would see them through if Siena fail to win, or if both Bologna and Parma get the same result – draw or defeat. The Rondinelle can even afford to lose in Florence if Siena, Bologna and Parma are all defeated.
Fiorentina are currently in penultimate place with 39 points and face the toughest task of them all. Even a victory over Brescia might not be enough to save the Viola, as they also require one of the following scenarios: Siena don’t beat Atalanta, Chievo lose, one out of Bologna and Parma fail to win, or Bologna and Parma don’t both earn victories. With any other sequence of events, Fiorentina will either enter a play-off or go down directly
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The last 90 minutes of the season will decide the fourth Champions’ League entrant and the two teams that will join Atalanta in Serie B. Football Italia looks at what the squads need to celebrate.
Udinese and Sampdoria have been locked together in a battle for fourth place for the last few months, but last week’s results enabled the Friuli outfit to take a one-point lead. We’d only see a play-off if Luciano Spalletti’s men were to lose at home to Milan – an unlikely prospect – and Samp draw at Bologna. As long as Udinese win their game, then the Blucerchiati’s result is irrelevant.
That clash at the Stadio Dall’Ara is crucial for another reason, as Bologna are one of nine squads who could go down this weekend. The relegation dogfight has already taken one victim in the form of Atalanta, but there are another two places alongside them.
Lazio, Lecce and Reggina know they will be mathematically safe if they are able to earn a point on Sunday against Palermo, Parma and Inter respectively. These sides would only be dragged into a play-off if they lost in Sicily and at the same time Brescia, Bologna, Parma and Siena all won, while Chievo earned a result at Roma.
Chievo have to wait and see what the future holds for them, as only a victory at the Stadio Olimpico against Roma will ensure them of Serie A safety. A draw would be enough for the Flying Donkeys if Brescia, Bologna, Parma and Siena all failed to win their games, so it’ll be a tense afternoon for new Coach Maurizio D’Angelo.
Bologna were fighting for a UEFA Cup place a month ago, but have slid down the standings and haven’t won in their last 10. A victory over Sampdoria will mathematically ensure their Serie A status, but there is still hope.
Carlo Mazzone’s squad would stay up if they draw with Samp and at the same time at least two of these three scenarios play out: Brescia lose in Florence, Siena fail to beat Atalanta and Parma lose at Lecce. Curiously, Bologna could even lose their game and still be rescued if Atalanta were to beat Siena in Tuscany.
Parma will remain in the top flight if they conquer the Stadio Via del Mare, but face an anxious wait if they don’t manage to improve their dismal away form of two wins, two draws and 14 defeats. The Gialloblu are safe if they draw their game and at least two of the following four scenarios play out: Fiorentina fail to win, Siena don’t get three points, Bologna lose and Brescia lose. Even a defeat at Lecce could see them through if both Fiorentina and Siena end the day empty-handed.
Siena are safe if they beat already doomed Atalanta, unless all the teams ahead of them in the table pick up three points. If this clash ends in a draw, then the most the Bianconeri can hope for is a play-off if at least one of Bologna, Brescia and Parma lose.
Brescia will be mathematically safe with a win away to fellow strugglers Fiorentina. A draw would see them through if Siena fail to win, or if both Bologna and Parma get the same result – draw or defeat. The Rondinelle can even afford to lose in Florence if Siena, Bologna and Parma are all defeated.
Fiorentina are currently in penultimate place with 39 points and face the toughest task of them all. Even a victory over Brescia might not be enough to save the Viola, as they also require one of the following scenarios: Siena don’t beat Atalanta, Chievo lose, one out of Bologna and Parma fail to win, or Bologna and Parma don’t both earn victories. With any other sequence of events, Fiorentina will either enter a play-off or go down directly
