What do Milan, Juventus, Roma and Como need for Champions League spot?
What do Milan, Juventus, Roma and Como need for Champions League spot? There are 81 possible combinations of results on Sunday night in the race for a Champions League spot, so here’s what Roma, Milan, Juventus and Como need for the top four. All their matches kick off simultaneously at 19.
45 UK time (20. 45 CEST). This is to ensure fairness so that nobody has an advantage by knowing the other results ahead of time.
COMO, ITALY – MARCH 15: Nico Paz of Como 1907 is challenged by Gianluca Mancini of AS Roma during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and AS Roma at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on March 15, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) It is also important to note that goal difference is irrelevant in Serie A, so if two or more teams finish on the same points, they are divided by their head-to-head record. With four games played and only two Champions League spots left , there is still the possibility that if the Rossoneri and Roma both draw, Como and Juventus win, all these teams will be level on 71 points.
In that situation, a mini-league table would be drawn up of all their head-to-head results. ROME, ITALY – JANUARY 25: Lorenzo Pellegrini of AS Roma celebrates scoring his team’s first goal from the penalty-spot during the Serie A match between AS Roma and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico on January 25, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images) It would put Max Allegri’s men on 10 points (+3 goal difference), Como on 10 points (+2 goal difference), Juventus 6 points, Roma 5 points, so the first two would enter the Champions League.
They are divided by points first, then goal difference, then goal difference overall, goals scored, and eventually the drawing of lots. So let’s look at the record. GENOA, ITALY – MAY 17: Massimiliano Allegri, head coach of AC Milan, looks on prior to kick-off in the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and AC Milan at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on May 17, 2026 in Genoa, Italy.