👎 Serie A overtaken by Portugal, the ranking is dreadful 🥶
👎 Serie A overtaken by Portugal, the ranking is dreadful 🥶 Cold shower for Italian football. After the 2023/2024 season, which had brought back enthusiasm and delivered a historic fifth team in the Champions League - Bologna - the present tells a very different story. Italy has slipped to fifth place in the seasonal UEFA ranking, overtaken even by Portugal.
A major shake-up that carries weight, especially in the race for the extra spot in next season’s Champions League. 📉 Italy down, Portugal ahead The current situation is clear and worrying. Portugal has pulled ahead, climbing to fourth place with 18.
900 points, while Italy is stuck on 18. 714. A minimal gap, but enough to completely change the European picture.
England, Spain and Germany remain out of reach, at least for now. Behind them, France is chasing, ready to take advantage of any further slip-ups by the Italian teams. The most alarming figure also concerns the number of teams still in the running: Italy has only two clubs still active out of the initial seven, a collapse that is heavily affecting the overall score.
🧮 How the UEFA ranking works The system is as simple as it is ruthless. Every win in European competitions is worth 2 points, every draw 1. On top of that, there are bonus points for the knockout rounds.