🔴 Venezia toppled, Lecce lead, Parma, Maldini decisive: who drops to 🅱️?

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25-05-2025

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After Cagliari secured their safety in the penultimate round of the league, 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. Empoli and Verona will face off directly, while Venezia and Lecce, respectively up against Juventus and Lazio, are chasing a miracle. Parma is closer to staying in Serie A, but Atalanta, despite already having Champions League qualification in the bag, offers no guarantees.
15. Verona 35 pts.
16. Lecce 34 pts.
17. Parma 33 pts.
18. Empoli 32 pts.
19. Venezia 29 pts.Hainaut gets one back for Parma! ⚽#AtalantaParma 2-1 pic.twitter.com/OVVErOoDvE
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Just four minutes after coming on, Hainaut immediately narrows the gap: the powerful strike from the French right-back beats Carnesecchi and reopens the match.
After a good start from Parma, Daniel Maldini steals the show in a single minute. First, he scores the opening goal with a sliding finish, then, just a minute later, doubles the lead with a brilliant curling shot.
RANDOM STAT: This is Daniel Maldini's first brace among the seniors: third goal in two matches for the son of the legend.The ever-reliable Fazzini is always there: the Azzurri midfielder pulls Empoli level with a poacher's finish at the end of the first half. The Tuscans remain in third-to-last place.
Verona starts with a bang: it takes Serdar just 4 minutes to put the Scaligeri ahead and momentarily condemn Empoli to Serie B. The angled right-footed shot leaves Vasquez no chance.
RANDOM STAT: Serdar finds the net again after a drought since November: this is the midfielder's second goal in Serie A for Verona.Massive goal from Coulibaly! Fazzini's goal and the draw in Rome would have meant a playoff with Empoli, but the midfielder comes to the rescue. Ball in from Krstovic and Mandas beaten: with this, Lecce would be safe.Kolo Muani la ribalta! 👀#VeneziaJuve 1-2 pic.twitter.com/K3oLCoF7UV
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA) May 25, 2025
Juventus completes the comeback in the 31st minute with their striker: Kolo Muani unleashes a powerful shot from the edge of the box and puts Juventus ahead. Radu beaten, the Venezia goalkeeper could have done better.
With Tudor, it's always Kenan Yildiz who steps up. The Juventus talent draws level with Venezia and keeps Champions League hopes alive: his shot from a tight angle beats Radu. Everything back on level terms at the Penzo.
RANDOM STAT: After providing two assists against Udinese, the 2005-born player makes his mark in the most important match: he has now scored 7 goals in Serie A so far.
Juventus finds the equalizer after five minutes, but Alberto Costa's powerful strike is ruled out due to a handball by the Portuguese player. Venezia remains in the lead.
Just a minute passes at the Penzo and Venezia immediately takes the lead against Juventus. A shocking twist: Daniel Fila's goal gives Di Francesco's boys hope, which would mean a playoff with Lecce.
RANDOM STAT: This is the second Serie A goal for the Czech striker: the first was against Monza, but this one is of fundamental importance.
The most complicated situation concerns Venezia: to hope for safety, Di Francesco's team will need a miracle—beat Juventus and hope for both Lecce and Empoli to lose.
The Tuscans will face an almost-safe Verona. The Salentini, on the other hand, will have a tough away match at the Olimpico against Lazio. In case of a tie on 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 wins by Empoli and Lecce, would sensationally send the Ducali down to Serie B.
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