The last battles of the "Old Lady"! Lazio and Bologna challenge for fourth place

In the Italian championship, three teams are already fighting for a place in the Champions League. The three teams are separated by only three points, while in these weeks they also have direct confrontations

In the Italian championship, the race for the top spot is not only open. Teams from fourth to eighth place are challenging for the ranking that will qualify them for the next Champions League season.

After the heavy stoppage in Parma, Juventus immediately returns to the right track, avoids the risk of another slip-up and remains in the race for fourth place, the last one that ensures qualification for the Champions League.

With four weeks left and 12 points at stake, everything will be decided in the next two weeks: the direct encounters against Bologna and Lazio, both away, will be decisive and will weigh doubly.

Qualifying for the Champions League is crucial both for the club's finances - which in its absence risks significant sales - and for the future of coach Igor Tudor.

The Croatian coach, only with the achievement of fourth place, has real hopes of being confirmed on the bench for next season. In case of failure, Juventus faces a profound revolution, not only technically but also in management, where Giuntoli could leave to pave the way for a new cycle.

On the road between failure and saving the season stand four matches: against direct rivals Bologna and Lazio, against Udinese, which has no objectives, and against Venezia, which is fighting for survival.

Three of these challenges will be played away from home, with Bologna and Lazio as the toughest obstacles. Juventus still hold their fate in their own hands: with 12 full points, qualification for the Champions League would be assured, but the calendar is not at all favorable.

Igor Tudor has recovered the goals of Kolo Muani and Nico Gonzalez, but for the match at "Dall'Ara" he will have to do without Yildiz, who will most likely be absent against Lazio as well.

Vlahovic remains a doubt, while decisions on Gattin and Koopmeiners will be made in the coming days. However, despite the possible absences, fans expect the team to give everything on the pitch, fighting until the end.

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