Lazio almost created history by finishing just one point away from archrivals Roma.

Even though the club managed only two wins from the last five matches, it was enough to see them narrowly finish ahead of Fiorentina in the fourth spot. Fiorentina looked like the team to beat in the latter stages of the season. They managed to beat Napoli 4-2 in the final game of the season to secure third spot ahead of Fiorentina. This is then get back into the Champions League – although not the highly lucrative group stages just yet – qualification phases for the next campaign.

Napoli fell down to the fifth spot in the table as a result of this defeat. For manager Stefano Pioli, this was a happy moment and the manager celebrated it in exuberant fashion. There was a danger of Lazio offering yet another defeat in the latter stages of the cup competition. This was after they had beaten by Juventus in the Coppa Italia final a few weeks ago. The way in which Lazio dispatched one of the main competitors for the third spot has led to managerPioli stating that Lazio are fully deserving of the year third spot that will potentially give them Champions League places.

"I always said my team was special, a side with high moral values. We did everything to make life difficult for ourselves, but we do deserve to be in this position.The only regret this season is the Coppa Italia final defeat to Juventus. The team is perhaps not quite able to handle two big games in four days yet.We are only at the beginning. This year we laid the foundations for something important in the future. Napoli had a great opportunity, but there was still time for us to draw level even if he had scored. Our third place is deserved,” said Pioli.