UEFA ranking: Italy eighth, ahead of Belgium and France | OneFootball

Yesterday marked the end of the first regular week of European Cups, which includes the Champions League on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the Europa and Conference League games on Thursday. After the second round of the three groups, there is already a summary of the UEFA Ranking of the various participating teams, divided by nations. Italy is currently eighth, fourth among the five major European leagues. There are surprises ahead such as Denmark, Poland, and Cyprus.

UEFA Ranking: Italy Eighth. Surprises Cyprus, Denmark, and Poland

With the end of the week of European commitments, the UEFA Ranking for Nations has also been updated. Thanks to this ranking, it will be possible to decide the number of teams per country that can qualify for the European cups. To give you an idea, last year Italy, due to poor results, was able to qualify only four teams in the Champions League, compared to five from the previous season. Obviously, we are still at the second round, and it is too early to draw conclusions, but we can start to get an idea.

Thanks to the victories of Atalanta, Napoli, and Inter in the Champions League, and the sole draw of Juventus against Villareal, Italy was able to climb two positions, moving up to eighth place ahead of Belgium and France. At the moment, nations with clearly inferior teams and leagues, such as Denmark, Poland, and Cyprus, are ahead. Obviously, this is a ranking that has plenty of time to be improved.

However, at the end of the first two rounds of the group stages of the European competitions, the Ranking says:

Francesco Landi

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