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Napoli's 3-2 loss to Bologna has created a tight race in Serie A, with five teams within a five-point range for three Champions League spots. Juventus, Milan, Roma, and Como are all in contention as the season progresses.
Incredible Serie A battle for top 4 has 5 teams in 5-point radius
Napoliās shock 3-2 home defeat to Bologna means there are five Serie A teams in a five-point radius for three Champions League spots, as Juventus, Milan, Roma and Como close in.
The Partenopei wouldāve mathematically secured a top four spot this evening with a victory at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Instead, they came back from 2-0 down for 2-2, only to then capitulate in stoppages to a spectacular Jonathan Rowe volley.
The result means that Napoli are now only two points clear of Juventus in third, but more importantly the gap from Milan and Roma is just three points.
Como are in there too, just five points adrift of second place with two rounds left to play.
ROME, ITALY ā SEPTEMBER 21: Gian Piero Gasperini head coach of AS Roma gestures during the Serie A match between and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico on September 21, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Silvia Lore/Getty Images)
The teams competing for the top 4 spots in Serie A include Napoli, Juventus, Milan, Roma, and Como.
Napoli's loss to Bologna prevented them from securing a top four spot, tightening the competition among the five teams vying for Champions League qualification.
The final score of the Napoli vs Bologna match was 3-2 in favor of Bologna.

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This also guarantees that the five Week 37 fixtures involving these teams must all be played simultaneously on Sunday at 11.30 UK time (12.30 CEST).
That is organised to ensure none of the sides can get an unfair advantage by knowing the results of the other matches.
Napoliās trip to Pisa couldāve been moved to the evening if their Champions League spot had been secured, but that is no longer the case.
MILAN, ITALY ā MAY 10: Christopher Nkunku of AC Milan scores his teamās second goal from a penalty kick during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Atalanta BC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 10, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Only the top four go into the Champions League in Serie A this season, so Inter are guaranteed, but there are five teams battling for the remaining three spots.
Goal difference is irrelevant in Serie A, so if two or more teams finish level on points, they are divided by their head-to-head record in the season.
If more than two sides are stuck together, then a mini-table is drawn up of all their head-to-head records.