Rome (AFP)

Genoa for Juventus, Torino for Lazio: the Italian championship leader and his dolphin, separated by four points, inherit affordable travel Tuesday at the opening of the 29th day, while waiting for an enticing Atalanta-Naples on Thursday.

Faced with the Serie A 16th, forced Saturday to a 2-2 draw against relegation Brescia, Cristiano Ronaldo's teammates a priori do not have much to fear. Especially since the defeat in the final of the Italian Cup seems to be digested, after the easy 4-0 victory on the last day.

"I saw a good mentality" against Lecce, praised the Turin coach Maurizio Sarri. "Now we must maintain it and continue to sign results," he added.

For its part, in the event of a victory on Thursday on the Torino field, Lazio would return to a point behind the championship and put under pressure the Bianconeri, who will start their match more than two hours later.

But given the last Roman performances, the three points are not acquired in advance. Beaten 3-2 after having two goals ahead by an attractive Atalanta in their recovery match, the Laziali raised the bar by dominating Fiorentina 2-1 on Saturday.

Scorer against the Florentines, the best fireworker in Serie A Ciro Immobile (28 goals) will have the opportunity in Turin to continue his duel with Cristiano Ronaldo (23 goals). The 28th day had given birth to a form of draw, the Italian as the Portuguese each converting a penalty.

For fans of licked games rather than stopped phases, it will probably be necessary to wait until Thursday and the match between Atalanta and Naples. Still in the Champions League, the two teams had a prolific June.

With three victories in as many matches and ten goals scored, Bergamo has made the hole on its most serious competitor for the qualification in C1 next season: AS Rome, 5th, is relegated to nine points from the 4th place synonymous with sesame for the Champions League.

For its part, Naples offered Juventus in the final of the Italian Cup, a new historic top scorer in the person of Dries Mertens, and two convincing victories against its direct competitor Verona and SPAL.

At the bottom of the standings, Wednesday's match between Lecce (18th, 25 points) and Sampdoria (17th, 26 pts) will be worth its weight in gold with a view to remaining in the elite.

The same evening, Inter Milan (3rd) will be a favorite at the reception in Brescia.

The program for the 29th day of the Italian Championship (in Paris hours):

Tuesday June 30

(7:30 p.m.) Torino - Lazio Rome

(9:45 p.m.) Genoa - Juventus

Wednesday July 1

(7:30 p.m.) Bologna - Cagliari

Inter Milan - Brescia

(9:45 p.m.) Fiorentina - Sassuolo

Hellas Verona - Parma

Lecce - Sampdoria Genoa

SPAL - AC Milan

Thursday July 2

(7:30 p.m.) Atalanta Bergamo - Naples

(9:45 p.m.) AS Rome - Udinese

Classification: Pts JGNP bp bc dif

1. Juventus Turin 69 28 22 3 3 56 24 32

2. Lazio Rome 65 28 20 5 3 64 27 37

3. Inter Milan 61 28 18 7 3 56 29 27

4. Atalanta Bergamo 57 28 17 6 ​​5 80 39 41

5. AS Rome 48 28 14 6 8 53 38 15

6. Naples 45 28 13 6 9 46 37 9

7. AC Milan 42 28 12 6 10 34 35 -1

8. Parma 39 28 11 6 11 38 35 3

9. Hellas Verona 39 28 10 9 9 34 32 2

10. Cagliari 38 28 10 8 10 47 44 3

11. Bologna 37 28 10 7 11 40 45 -5

12. Sassuolo 34 28 9 7 12 48 49 -1

13. Fiorentina 31 28 7 10 11 34 39 -5

14. Torino 31 28 9 4 15 32 50 -18

15. Udinese 28 28 7 7 14 23 41 -18

16. Genoa 26 28 6 8 14 34 53 -19

17. Sampdoria Genoa 26 28 7 5 16 31 50 -19

18. Lecce 25 28 6 7 15 35 64 -29

19. Brescia 18 28 4 6 18 25 52 -27

20. SPAL 18 28 5 3 20 21 48 -27

Editor's note: The first four are qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League.

Two teams are qualified for the Europa League group stage: either the Cup winner and the 5th in Serie A, or the 5th and 6th in Serie A if the Cup winner is qualified for the Champions League .

The 6th or 7th of the championship is qualified for the 2nd preliminary round of the Europa League.

The last three of the championship are relegated to Serie B.

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