BOLOGNA, ITALY - MARCH 16: Adam Marusic of SS Lazio competes for the ball with Riccardo Orsolini of Bologna during the Serie A match between Bologna and Lazio at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on March 16, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi - SS Lazio/Getty Images)
BOLOGNA, ITALY - MARCH 16: Adam Marusic of SS Lazio competes for the ball with Riccardo Orsolini of Bologna during the Serie match between Bologna and Lazio at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on March 16, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi - SS Lazio/Getty Images)

It is not just the Scudetto race that is wide open, because this weekend’s Serie A results mean six teams are within a six-point radius, all fighting for that fourth Champions League spot.

This is panning out to be one of the most exhilarating campaigns in the history of the Italian top flight.

There are three sides battling it out at the top for the title, but the race for that crucial Champions League qualification place might be even closer.

epa11966786 AC Milan’s midfielder Tijjani Reijnders (C) celebrates with teammates midfielder Christian Pulisic (R) and forward Rafael Leao after scoring during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Como at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, 15 March 2025. EPA-EFE/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO
epa11966786 AC Milan’s midfielder Tijjani Reijnders (C) celebrates with teammates midfielder Christian Pulisic (R) and forward Rafael Leao after scoring during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Como at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, 15 March 2025. EPA-EFE/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO

With nine rounds left to be played, Bologna crushed Lazio 5-0 to leapfrog both the Aquile and Juventus into fourth place.

Fiorentina also defeated Juve 3-0, while Roma saw off Cagliari 1-0 to climb back into the tussle for Europe.

It means there are now six teams crammed within a six-point radius, all of them in the running for fourth spot.

Under the Italian rules, if two sides finish level on points, the first dividing criteria is their head-to-head record.

Bologna are in pole position right now on 53 points, followed by Juventus with 52, Lazio 51, Roma 49, Fiorentina 48 and Milan 47.

Serie A Table

Rank Teams Played Points
1 NAP 38 82
2 INT 38 81
3 ATT 38 74
4 JUV 38 70
5 ROM 38 69
6 FIO 38 65
7 LAZ 38 65
8 MIL 38 63
9 BGN 38 62
 
Qualification for the Champions League league stage
 
Qualification for the Europa League league stage
 
Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
 
Relegation to Serie B
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