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The Serie A battle for third place: The numerous permutations should Napoli, Inter, Udinese & Lazio finish level on points
May 2, 2012 9:00:00 AM
With four sides battling it out for a place at Europe's top table, there are all sorts of scenarios available should two or more teams finish level on points
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After their 2-0 victory over Palermo last night, Napoli lead Inter, Udinese and Lazio by three points having played a game more than their rivals, but the pack can join them on 58 points if they win their round 36 matches tonight.
With head-to-head records taking precedence over goal difference in tie-break situations in Serie A, there are still scenarios which could see each side claim third spot if they finish level with one of their adversaries.
There are countless permutations, and the below table shows all of the possible scenarios relating to tied records come the end of the season.
| HOW THE FOUR TEAMS WOULD BE SEPARATED |
| Teams tied |
Head-to-head records |
Pld | Pts | GD | Superior team |
| Inter, Lazio, Napoli, Udinese | Napoli | 6 | 10 | +4 | NAPOLI |
| Udinese | 6 | 8 | -1 | ||
| Inter | 5 | 6 | -2 | ||
| Lazio | 5 | 5 | -1 | ||
| Inter, Lazio, Udinese | Udinese | 4 | 7 | +1 | Udinese or Inter* |
| Inter | 3 | 6 | +2 | ||
| Lazio | 3 | 1 | -3 | ||
| Inter, Lazio, Napoli | Napoli |
4 | 7 | +2 | Napoli or Lazio* |
| Lazio | 3 | 4 | +1 | ||
| Inter | 3 | 3 | -3 | ||
| Inter, Napoli, Udinese | Napoli |
4 | 10 | +6 | NAPOLI |
| Udinese | 4 | 4 | -3 | ||
| Inter | 4 | 3 | -3 | ||
| Lazio, Napoli, Udinese | Lazio | 4 | 5 | 0 | Decided by goal difference |
| Napoli | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Udinese | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Inter, Lazio | Inter | 1 | 3 | +1 | Inter or Lazio* |
| Lazio | 1 | 0 | -1 | ||
| Inter, Napoli | Napoli |
2 | 6 | +4 | NAPOLI |
| Inter | 2 | 0 | -4 | ||
| Inter, Udinese | Inter | 2 | 3 | +1 | INTER |
| Udinese | 2 | 3 | -1 | ||
| Lazio, Napoli | Lazio | 2 | 4 | +2 | LAZIO |
| Napoli | 2 | 1 | -2 | ||
| Lazio, Udinese | Udinese | 2 | 4 | +2 | UDINESE |
| Lazio | 2 | 1 | -2 | ||
| Napoli, Udinese | Napoli | 2 | 4 | +2 | NAPOLI |
| Udinese | 2 | 1 | -2 |
* Dependent on result of Lazio-Inter on May 13
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