A dramatic final Serie A matchday

The last Serie A matchday was not for the faint of heart. Even though the fight for the Scudetto has long been decided, there was still a lot at stake. For example, about entering international business and the relegation battle.

June 04, 2023

From: dl

Paulo Dybala turned the standings on its head again with his penalty goal in the 90th minute. On the one hand, Roma moved into the Europa League with a 2-1 win over Spezia. On the other hand, the opponent missed out on staying in the league. Spezia has to play a playoff against Hellas Verona, who are tied on points. The winner of this game stays in Serie A, the loser will play against FC Südtirol in Serie B next year.

Hellas Verona itself lost 1-3 against Milan at San Siro in Milan on Sunday evening - also because the outstanding Rafael Leao scored two goals in the final phase. Milan had already been confirmed as a safe Champions League participant. In the last home game of the season, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was given a tearful farewell. He's not drawn to Monza. Instead, “Ibra” announced his retirement after the game.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was farewelled at San Siro and announced the end of his career. © ANSA / MATTEO BAZZI

Atalanta, on the other hand, completed qualification for the Europa League with a 5-2 win over Monza. The situation at Juventus is different. Allegri's team won 1-0 at Udinese. Federico Chiesa scored after Locatelli's assist. However, because of the victories of Roma and Atalanta, Juve has to make do with the Conference League for the first time in the club's history. Previously, Napoli won against Sampdoria 2-0. Fabio Quagliarella was celebrated.

Serie A: Sunday's games

Napoli – Sampdoria 2-0
1:0 Osimhen (64th), 2:0 Simeone (85th)

Milan – Hellas Verona 3-1
1:0 Giroud (45th), 1:1 Faraoni (72nd), 2:1 Leao (85th), 3:1 Leao (92nd)

AS Roma – Spezia 2:1
0:1 Nikolaou (6th), 1:1 Zalewski (43rd), 2:1 Dybala (90th/penalty)

Atalanta – Monza 5-2
1:0 Koopmeiners (12th), 2:0 Koopmeiners (45th), 2:1 Colpani (51st), 3:1 Hojlund (74th), 4:1 Koopmeiners (79th), 4:2 Petagna ( 82.), 5:2 Muriel (93.)

Lecce – Bologna 2:3
1:0 Banda (17th), 1:1 Arnautovic (59th), 1:2 Zirkzee (81st), 2:2 Oudin (88th), 2-3 Ferguson (97.)

Udinese – Juventus 0-1
0:1 Chiesa (67.)

The final table

	SP	G	U	V	TV	P
1. Naples	38	28	6	4	77:28	90
2. Lazio	38	22	8	8	60:30	74
3. Inter	38	23	3	12	71:42	72
4.Milan	38	20	10	8	64:43	70
5. Atalanta	38	19	7	12	66:48	64
6. Roma	38	18	9	11	50:38	63
7. Juventus	38	22	6	10	56:33	62
8. Fiorentina	38	15	11	12	53:43	56
9.Bologna	38	14	12	12	53:49	54
10. Torino	38	14	11	13	42:41	53
11.Monza	38	14	10	14	48:52	52
12.Udinese	38	11	13	14	47:48	46
13. Sassuolo	38	12	9	17	47:61	45
14. Empoli	38	10	13	15	37:49	43
15. Salernitana	38	9	15	14	48:62	42
16. Lecce	38	8	12	18	33:46	36
17. Specia	38	6	13	19	31:62	31
18. Hellas Verona	38	7	10	21	31:59	31
19. Cremonese	38	5	12	21	36:69	27
20. Sampdoria	38	3	10	25	24:71	19