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The Italy of football is close to the entirety of the Champions League, but in the end the taboo of the four teams promoted to the Champions League stands. The last time was in 2002/2003 and the elimination of Inter from Europe lengthens the streak: good for Juventus, Lazio and Atalanta who fly to the round of 16 and will be able to enjoy a higher collection of the television martket pool. Only on Monday in Nyon, at lunch time, will the rivals of our three teams be known for the matches scheduled between February and March 2021. These are the possible opponents.
JUVENTUS
The Bianconeri won their group, overturning the situation of the last day thanks to the feat of the Camp Nou with the 3-0 cut to Messi’s Barcelona. A victory valued at 2.7 million euros in UEFA prizes and a place of honor in Monday’s draw. Juve, in fact, are among the top seeds and will avoid awkward matches against Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Psg and Chelsea. So you can find among the runners-up the Germans from Leipzig, Porto, Borussia M’gladbach or a Spaniard between Seville and Atlético de Madrid. Cholo Simeone’s team, which includes Suárez and Joao Félix, is the rival to avoid.
ATALANTA
Gasperini’s miraculous team is confirmed among the best sixteen in Europe, removing the whim of winning in Amsterdam and thus eliminating Ajax. At the second round polls, therefore, Bergamo’s Nerazzurri will be able to find Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, reigning champion Bayern Munich, Zidane’s Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, PSG or Chelsea. In any case, it will be a show and who knows if we cannot play with a partial opening of the Atalanta stadium: first home game (February 16-17 or 23-24) and return (March 9-10 or 16-17) far from home.
LAZIO
The Lazio players had been absent from the knockout phase of the Champions League for twenty years and will now have a great game after finishing second in their group, behind Borussia Dortmund. For this they will tie in the pot of seeds: there is no Italian derby with Juventus, but Lazio can be paired with Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Psg and Chelsea. It’s hard to find worse, but the pride of being there and daydreaming is worth more than all possible difficulties.
