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The Serie A table remains incredibly close with seven rounds to go, but Napoli failed to cut into Inter’s lead at the top, while Bologna stay in fourth place.

This evening’s showdown at the Stadio Dall’Ara could’ve had a huge impact on the standings to finish off Week 31, after Inter were held to a 2-2 draw by Parma.

A victory here would’ve allowed Napoli to close the gap at the top of the table to just a single point, whereas Bologna had the opportunity to leapfrog Atalanta into third place.

Instead, the 1-1 draw keeps everything in the balance, with an extraordinarily tight battle for European places.

There were a series of stalemates in the other head-to-head battles, as Roma-Juventus and Milan-Fiorentina both ended in a share of the spoils.

It means that with seven rounds to go, there are six teams crammed into a six-point radius running from third to eighth.

Milan now have a mountain to climb if they want to qualify for the Champions League, but Europe could be within reach if they turn things around.

Serie A table

Rank Teams Played Goal difference Points
1 Inter 31 39 68
2 Napoli 31 23 65
3 Atalanta 31 33 58
4 Bologna 31 16 57
5 Juventus 31 18 56
6 Lazio 31 10 55
7 Roma 31 15 53
8 Fiorentina 31 17 52
9 Milan 31 10 48
10 Torino 31 0 40
11 Udinese 31 -6 40
12 Genoa 31 -9 38
13 Como 31 -9 33
14 Verona 31 -29 31
15 Cagliari 31 -13 30
16 Parma 31 -14 27
17 Lecce 31 -28 26
18 Empoli 31 -23 24
19 Venezia 31 -20 21
20 Monza 31 -30 15
  Qualification for the Champions League league stage   Qualification for the Europa League league stage   Qualification for the Conference League play-off round   Relegation to Serie B

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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