All seven Serie A representatives in UEFA club competitions still have a slew of European titles this season.
Napoli, Inter Milan and Lazio all qualified safely for the Champions League round of 16, while Milan were eliminated from the Europa League in December 2023.
The Rossoneri joined Roma in the play-offs and secured a spot alongside Atalanta in the round of 16. Fiorentina crowned their organization in the Europa Conference League and qualified for the round of 16 of a festival they came close to winning last season. losing in the final to West Ham.
Three of Serie A’s four representatives in the Champions League have reached the knockout stage, but it will be difficult to advance further.
Napoli have been paired with La Liga side Barcelona in the round of 16 and may simply disappoint the odds, it will be a tall order given their current form. The first leg at Napoli ended in a 1-1 draw.
Lazio did well to get out of an organization and beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 but will have a second leg in Munich next week.
Inter also got a game against Atletico Madrid and beat Diego Simeone’s side 1-0 at the Stadio Meazza two weeks ago.
Both organizations have made it through the organizational level without wasting a single game and there are two close games on the schedule. Inter are more potent defensively, which can tip the scales in their favor.
Roma and Feyenoord have familiar foes in recent seasons, they met in the 2021-22 Europa Conference League and in the Europa League last season. The Giallorossi have beaten the Dutch again this season, qualifying for the round of 16 of the Europa League, where they will face each other. Brighron de Roberto De Zerbi.
Milan drew as they were paired with Slavia Praha. The Rossoneri will play the first leg at San Siro next week. Stefano Pioli’s men beat Rennes 5-3 on aggregate in the knockout stage of the playoffs.
Atalanta will face Sporting CP, with whom they already faced in the organization phase, achieving a win and a draw.
Fiorentina reached the Europa Conference League final last season but failed to clinch the trophy after a fierce war with West Ham United. The Tuscans will face Maccabi Haifa in the round of 16, playing the first leg away from home next week.
Online bookmakers in the UK and Ireland claim that some other Premier League club will be the main impediment to their good luck this season.
Ireland’s 10 most sensible sites rank Aston Villa as one of the favourites to win the festival and they may be hard to beat given their functionality this season.
Some British bookmakers value Fiorentina at 7/1 for better results, but some Irish bookmakers have lowered them to 11/2 after going unbeaten in the organization phase.
It would not be unexpected to see another final between Italy and England in this competition; Eintracht Frankfurt, Real Betis, Ajax and Lille can be dangerous.
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