Serie A<\/span> season.<\/p>\nAC Milan and Juventus missed out, and Cremonese were relegated.<\/p>\n
Como, which has never participated in European competition in its 119-year history, played in Italian football’s fourth division just seven years ago.<\/p>\n
In the final round of the Italian league, four teams were competing for the final two spots in the Champions League.<\/p>\n
Milan and Roma took pole position, occupying 3rd and 4th place. They are now two points ahead of Como and Juventus on points.<\/p>\n
Roma managed to win 2-0 against already relegated Hellas Verona on Sunday, but Milan lost 2-1 at home to Cagliari. The Rossoneri jumped on Como and beat Cremonese 4-1.<\/p>\n
Roma finished the season in third place, two points ahead of Como, who qualified for Europe’s elite club competition in fourth place.<\/p>\n
Como could not catch up with Juventus. Bianconeri match Kicked off an hour late<\/span> Although this was due to fan trouble, if they won, both teams would be tied on points, and Como would have surpassed Juventus due to improved head-to-head results.<\/p>\nMilan, who were loudly booed at the end of the match, ended the season one point below Como and could end up sixth depending on Juve’s results.<\/p>\n
Como, based on the shores of its namesake lake in northern Italy, have enjoyed rapid development since Indonesian tobacco billionaire brothers Robert Budi Hartono and Michael Bambang Hartono bought the club in 2019 when it was in Serie D.<\/p>\n
The Champions League could prove to be enough to keep Fabregas at the club, with bigger teams across Europe reportedly interested in the 39-year-old manager who has impressed in his first senior managerial job.<\/p>\n
Safe place in Lecce<\/h2>\n
Lecce secured safety in Serie A by defeating Genoa 1-0.<\/p>\n
As a result, Lecce now has a four-point lead over 17th-placed Cremonese, who will join Verona and Pisa in the second division next season.<\/p>\n
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