Napoli’s success in Turin yesterday means they’re only two points away from guaranteeing a 3rd place finish in Serie A, something which rewards millions more than Juventus’ 4th.
Luciano Spalletti’s side picked up a fairly comfortable 1-0 away win over Torino yesterday, seeing them rise to 73 points in total in the league table. They sit four points ahead of Juventus, who suffered an incredibly painful 2-1 comeback loss to Genoa on Friday, a result that could cost them millions.
As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, a third place finish in Serie A would net Napoli at least €4m more than 4th place Juventus, between the league prize and Champions League rights.
Spalletti’s side can draw their final two games and still secure this position, giving them some breathing room as the season draws to a close.
Many Juventus fans are infuriated with Massimiliano Allegri following this poor campaign, which technically saw the team perform worse than they did last season under Andrea Pirlo.
Il Napoli blinda il terzo posto, De Laurentiis gongola: ecco quanto vale fra premio Lega e diritti Champions https://t.co/HWE2FMAip7
— Partenopei (@SiamoPartenopei) May 8, 2022
And yet Allegri was okay with the loss as it didn’t change the standings for the top four. Even more reason why he must go!!!
Whatever. With Allegri, we didn’t risk missing out on CL millions until the last game. Juve will make up the difference quite easily.