The Nerazzurri have gained access to the finals of the most important club competition, and now the calendar for the Scudetto race could undergo changes
Inter in finale di Champions, come cambia il calendario per la lotta scudetto col Napoli (LaPresse) – SerieANews.com
A titanic feat that of Inter Milan, who with a resounding 4-3 win over Barcelona in the Champions semifinals. A 7-6 aggregate that will go down in the history of Champions and beyond, with the Nerazzurri getting the better of it. Inzaghi’s team deservedly earned a pass to Monaco, where they will face one between PSG and Arsenal.
While waiting to find out the opponent and, with an eye always on the market, Inter will still be busy in the league as well. The Nerazzurri, in fact, are second in the standings 3 points behind Napoli and with 3 games still to play. Nothing is yet decided until the math says so. The possibility of winning two titles is still high, as is that of finding themselves with nothing on their hands.
Napoli e Inter, lo scudetto è in bilico: come cambia il calendario
Inter will play the Champions League final next May 31 in Germany. Just under a month, then, and the Nerazzurri will experience a dream night. On May 25, on the other hand, the last day of the championship will be played. Or, rather, on the long weekend between the 24th and 25th, with the possibility of even an uninfluential advance to Friday 23rd.
As per the regulations, Inter and Napoli will have to play at the same time. Keeping alive the hypothesis that the two teams will get to play for the Scudetto until the last day, the possibility that Como-Inter and Napoli-Cagliari will be played on Saturday, that is, May 24, is increasingly high. This would allow the Nerazzurri to rest an extra day ahead of the final.
Napoli e Inter, lo scudetto è in bilico: come cambia il calendario (LaPresse) – SerieANews.com
What about the playoff scenario? It remains of course still possible. This would happen in the event that Inter won the next 3 matches and Napoli won 2 and lost one. At that point, the two clubs would have to play a direct clash to decide the next champion team of Italy.
The date, however, is not yet known. The risk is that Inter will find itself playing the playoff on a day extremely close to the Champions League final. If we assume, in fact, that the Nerazzurri manage to score 9 points, while Napoli only 6, losing at the very last against Cagliari, at that point there would be no way to bring forward the two engagements of the 38th day to before May 23 or 24.
This would mean that, the eventual playoff, would be played around May 27, giving Inter at least 4 days to recover. A hypothesis that could be confirmed regardless of the outcome of the last matches, just in the next few hours. However, the date remains speculated and there is nothing official yet, but Inter will have to hope to avoid this scenario.
Napoli hopes to win this championship first, not going through the play-off. While the Nerazzurri are hoping for a double misstep by the Neapolitans to win this Scudetto, or that Serie A does not end, regardless, beyond May 24, so they can rest a week ahead of the most important game of the year.
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