Serie A - Host to Spezia as Roma eye Europa League qualification

In the final round of the 2022/23 Serie A season, another focus match will be staged. Roma will play against Spezia at home, and aim to take all 3 points to secure a European qualification.

In the earlier UEFA Europa League final, Roma regretted losing to La Liga's Sevilla on penalties and missed the Champions League. According to UEFA rules, the team that wins the Europa League this season will directly qualify for the Champions League next season, while the champion of the UEFA Europa League will qualify for the Europa League.

Since Roma has only achieved 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 5 rounds of the league, it is currently ranked 6th in the standings with 60 points, as many as 7 points behind AC Milan, which is 4th, which also means that Roma has lost the qualification for the Champions League. Only by taking all 3 points in the last round of the league can they qualify for the Europa League next season.

In addition, after a 0-4 home defeat to Turin in the last round of the league, Spezia is currently ranked 17th in the standings with 31 points, the same points as Verona in 18th place, so Spezia only has Only by giving it a go can the difficult goal of relegation be achieved.

In the first cycle of this season, Roma finally defeated Spezia 2-0 in the away game after relying on the goals contributed by Shalawi and Abraham.

In terms of other focus battles, Juventus, which was deducted 10 points before, will go to an away game to challenge Udinese. Juventus currently ranks seventh in the standings with 59 points, 2 points behind fifth-placed Atalanta and 1 point behind Roma. Therefore, Juventus must score all 3 points in this campaign, and then hope that Rome or Atlanta will have a chance to qualify for the Europa League next season.

In addition, AC Milan will sit at home against Verona. Since Inter Milan has won the third place in the league this season, the Rossoneri will fight for dignity in this campaign.