Can Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AC Milan pip Inter on the final day?
Can Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AC Milan pip Inter on the final day?

Serie A title race: Final-day drama for AC Milan and Inter?


There is an awful lot to play for heading into Serie A's final weekend as AC Milan and Inter battle for the title. But there are other battles too - here is a low-down of what can happen.

Who will win the Serie A title?

Let's start at the top of the Serie A table, where the league title will be decided between the two Milan sides, AC and Inter.

The red side of the city have a two-point advantage over the blue side heading into the final day, and importantly, Stefano Pioli's side have the better head-to-head record.

Unlike in England where if teams are tied on points the first tie-breaker goes to goal difference, in Italy it goes on head-to-head games.

Thanks to a win and a draw against their bitter rivals this season, AC Milan have the luxury of the tiebreaker being on their side, meaning they go into the final weekend needing only to avoid defeat at Sassuolo to win a first Serie A title since 2010/11.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was an AC Milan player the last time they won the league title
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was an AC Milan player the last time they won the league title


Italian Serie A winner 21/22 odds (via Sky Bet)

  • 1/9 - AC Milan
  • 5/1 - Inter Milan

Odds correct at 1130 (19/5/22)


Sassuolo will be no pushovers though, having already beaten AC this season in Milan 3-1, so it is unlikely to be a straightforward afternoon for Pioli's men.

Inter's task is much easier on paper, as they host a Sampdoria side with nothing to play for other than pride. Only a win will do for La Nerazzurri if they are to have any chance of retaining their title.


Who will be relegated from Serie A?

There is just one relegation spot to be filled in Serie A, and it will be either Cagliari or Salernitana.

Cagliari occupy 18th currently and are two points behind Salernitana heading into the final day, with both teams playing at 8pm on Saturday.

The head-to-head meetings both finished 1-1, so if the pair finish level on points - which is possible if Salernitana only draw at home to Udinese and Cagliari win at already relegated Venezia - then the tiebreaker will be goal difference.


Italian Serie A relegation 21/22 odds (via Sky Bet)

  • 2/7 - Cagliari
  • 5/2 - Salernitana

Odds correct at 1130 (19/05/22)


Currently, Cagliari have a -32 goal difference and Salernitana's is -34, so if the results played out like they need to for the tiebreaker to be enforced, then Cagliari would survive.

All of that will be avoided though if Salernitana, who have pulled themselves out of the drop zone after a seven-game unbeaten that featured four wins, are victorious at home to Udinese.


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