VENICE, ITALY – MAY 12: Gaetano Oristanio of Venezia celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Serie A match between Venezia and Fiorentina at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo on May 12, 2025 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)
Victories for Venezia and Empoli have transformed the race to stay in Serie A, because with two rounds to go, there are six clubs who could still be relegated.
Week 36 has been a crucial crossroads in the campaign not just for the Scudetto race and Europe, but also to see who goes down to Serie B.
Monza are already doomed, despite their 2-1 win over Udinese, so it remains to be seen which two other teams will join them this summer.
EMPOLI, ITALY – MAY 10: Tino Anjorin of Empoli FC celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between Empoli and Parma at Stadio Carlo Castellani on May 10, 2025 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
There were some huge results, above all Empoli’s 2-1 win over Parma and Venezia seeing off Fiorentina 2-1.
Like the Scudetto, this season if two teams finish level in the final relegation spot, then they will fight it out in a play-off.
If three or more sides are level on points, then a mini-league is drawn up based on their head-to-head records.
Serie A remaining fixtures
Cagliari 33 points
Cagliari vs. Venice
Naples vs. Cagliari
COMO, ITALY – MAY 10: Michel Adopo of Cagliari Calcio celebrates with his team-mates after scoring their team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio G. Sinigaglia on May 10, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Verona 33 points
Verona vs. As
Empoli vs. Verona
Verona, Italy – January 19: Ondrej Duda of Hellas Verona during the serie a match between verona and ss lazio at Stadiio Marcantinio Bentegodi on January 19, 2025 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Parma 32 points
Parma vs. Naples
Atalanta vs. Parma
EMPOLI, ITALY – MAY 10: Milan Djuric of Parma celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between Empoli and Parma at Stadio Carlo Castellani on May 10, 2025 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
Venezia 29 points
Cagliari vs. Venice
Venezia vs. Juventus
epa11857011 Venezias Alessio Zerbin celebrates after scoring the 1-0 goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Venezia FC and Hellas Verona FC in Venezia, Italy, 27 January 2025. EPA-EFE/Mattia Radoni
Lecce 28 points
Lecce vs. Turin
Lazio vs. Lecce
EMPOLI, ITALY – JANUARY 11: Nikola Krstovic of US Lecce celebrates the victory after during the Serie A match between Empoli and Lecce at Stadio Carlo Castellani on January 11, 2025 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
Empoli 28 points
Monza vs. Empoli
Empoli vs. Verona
Empoli, Italy – May 10: Jacopo Fazzini of Empoli FC Celebrates After Scoring a Goal During the Serie A Match Bethaeen Empoli and Parma at Stadio Carlo Castellani on May 10, 2025 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Malinti/Getty Images)