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🔴 Serie B nightmare: Venezia lead, Empoli-Verona, who stays up?

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After Cagliari's salvation was achieved on the penultimate day of the championship, today Verona, Parma, Lecce, Empoli, and Venezia will have their last chance to avoid relegation to Serie B.

With Monza already condemned, two spots remain. There will be a direct clash between Empoli and Verona, while Venezia and Lecce, respectively engaged against Juventus and Lazio, will be on the hunt for an exploit. Parma is closer to staying in Serie A, but Atalanta, despite already having Champions League qualification in the bag, does not give any guarantees.

📊 Relegation Battle: the standings

14. Verona 37 pts.

15. Cagliari 36 pts.

16. Parma 34 pts.

17. Lecce 32 pts.

18. Empoli 31 pts.

19. Venezia 30 pts.

🔴 ATALANTA-PARMA 0-0

ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Bellanova, Djimsiti, Kossounou; Palestra, Sulemana, Brescianini, Ruggeri; De Ketelaere, Maldini; Retegui. Coach Gasperini

PARMA (3-5-2): Suzuki, Balogh, Circati, Valenti; Delprato, Hernani, Keita, Sohm, Valeri; Bonny, Pellegrino. Coach Chivu

🔴 EMPOLI-VERONA 0-1

Verona gets off to a sprint start: it takes Serdar just 4 minutes to put the Scaligeri ahead and momentarily condemn Empoli to Serie B.

🔴 LAZIO-LECCE 0-0

LAZIO (4-2-3-1): Mandas; Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Tavares; Guendouzi, Rovella; Isaksen, Dia, Zaccagni; Castellanos. Coach Baroni

LECCE (4-2-3-1): Falcone; Guilbert, Baschirotto, Gaspar, Gallo; Coulibaly, Ramadani; Pierotti, Berisha, Karlsson; Krstovic. Coach Giampaolo

🔴 VENEZIA-JUVENTUS 1-0

❌ Alberto Costa's missile, but the VAR cancels the goal

Venezia lead, Empoli-Verona, who stays up?

Juventus finds the equalizing goal after five minutes, but Alberto Costa's great shot is canceled due to a handball by the Portuguese player. Venezia remains in the lead.

🤯 Fila unlocks the game after 1': Juventus trails Venezia!

Just one minute passes at Penzo, and Venezia immediately takes the lead against Juventus. Shocking twist: Daniel Fila's goal gives Di Francesco's team hope, and they would be tied with Lecce in the standings.

RANDOM STAT: This is the second Serie A goal for the Czech attacker: the first one was scored against Monza, but this one is of fundamental importance.

👀 Relegated to Serie B if... all combinations

The most complicated situation concerns Venezia: to hope for salvation, Di Francesco's team will have to achieve an exploit: beat Juventus and rely on a double defeat of Lecce and Empoli.

The Tuscans will face a Verona that is almost safe. The Salentini, on the other hand, will be engaged in a difficult away match at the Olimpico against Lazio. In the event of a tie in points, a playoff will be necessary to determine who will be relegated.

Despite having 33 points, Parma is also at risk: a defeat against Atalanta, combined with the victories of Empoli and Lecce, would dramatically push the Ducals into Serie B.