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The season is coming to an end, and the places for Serie B promotion and Serie A relegation have begun to be clearly assigned. In the early morning of May 2nd, Beijing time, Pisa, the bottom team in Serie A, lost to Lecce with a score of 1 to 2. After 35 rounds of games, they only accumulated 18 points and were relegated three rounds in advance. At the same time, Verona, who was ranked second from the bottom, was also affected by the chain reaction and determined its fate of relegation. In Serie B, Venice, which was relegated from Serie A last year, achieved its goal of a quick return and confirmed its top two spots in the league one round in advance. It will return to Serie A next season.
The game between Pisa and Lecce, which has signs of a relegation battle, is a very crucial event. It is not simply about the possibility of relegation for the former team, but because once Lecce wins, it will take another step towards the goal of safe relegation. Lecce is currently in the bottom four position in the standings. After winning, it has scored 32 points in 35 rounds, 13 points ahead of second-to-last Verona (19 points in 34 rounds), which also caused the team to face relegation. Relatively speaking, compared with Cremona, which is third from the bottom with 28 points, Lecce, which is in the 34th round, has no significant advantage. I believe that in the remaining rounds of competition, these two teams may engage in a desperate and fierce battle for the final chance of relegation. Further up Lecce, Cagliari, ranked 16th in Serie A, has 36 points, and Fiorentina, ranked 15th, has 37 points. Judging from the current situation, they are relatively safe.
In Serie B, top-ranked Venice drew 2-2 with Spezia, the second-last ranked team, in an away game in the 37th round. Although they did not win, one point was still enough to lead them 4 points ahead of third-placed Monza with only one round left in the league, ensuring the qualification to directly advance to Serie A in advance. Frosinone, after a 1-0 win over Juvestabia in an away game, has accumulated 78 points in 37 rounds, only 1 point behind Venezia, 3 points ahead of Monza, and has an 8-goal difference. The probability of qualifying for direct promotion in the final round is quite high.
According to the rules, the top two teams in Serie B will be promoted directly, while the teams ranked 3rd to 8th in the league will go to the promotion play-offs, of which the 3rd and 4th can directly enter the play-off semi-finals. The places for the play-offs are basically determined now. Monza, ranked 3rd, can at least enter the play-off semi-finals. Palermo, Catanzaro, Modena and Juvestabia, ranked 4th to 7th, have also guaranteed their qualifications for the play-offs in advance. Only the 8th place has to go through the final battle: Mantua, Cesena and Avellino, currently ranked 8th to 10th, all have 46 points, and behind them there are two teams with 44 points.