Overview
- Bologna and Fiorentina went out in the quarterfinals as Aston Villa scored seven over two legs and Crystal Palace won by four on aggregate.
- The wipeout leaves Serie A with no semifinalist in the Champions League, Europa League, or Conference League for the first time since the third tournament launched in 2021.
- Italian clubs earned about 19,000 UEFA coefficient points this season, the weakest since 2022, trailing England, Spain, Germany and Portugal and only slightly ahead of France.
- UEFA uses these points to set how many Champions League places each league gets, which now puts Italy’s push for a fifth spot in 2026–27 at risk and could later threaten the current four.
- The club downturn comes after the national team’s third straight World Cup qualifying failure, which triggered a reset of FIGC leadership.