Italian Sides Lazio And Roma Chase UEFA Europa League Round Of 16 — And Its Prize Money

Two Serie A teams, Lazio and Roma are competing at present with each other in Lazio and Roma in UEFA Europa League, Europe's second most important club event after the UEFA Champions League. With two games in the group stage left with two group stage games remaining, the Italian teams are desperate for a chance to make it to play in the next phase of UEFA Europa League and reap the financial rewards when they are in the final 16 players of the competition.

In the wake of last year's stunning victory at the UEFA Europa Conference League, Roma will try to add another piece of European silverware to their trophy wall.

To achieve this To do that, they mustneed to get over the hurdle of group stage by finishing 1st or 2nd within Group C. which has proved extremely difficult to the Giallorossi,who are currently in third place.are currently in third position with four points. On Thursday on Thursday, they willare travelling to Finland to play HJK Helsinki for a must win match. The following week they're scheduled to play Bulgarian team Ludogorets in what could be the game of the year.

Since they can't afford to make mistakes, Roma will strongly rely on the expertise that their coach Jose Mourinho: As one of the most successful managers in the world of soccer, Mourinho understands how important it is to advance into the knockout phase in the UEFA Europa League, a event was won by Manchester United in 2017.

Lazio Roma, the club's cities' arch rivals, and city foes are trying to secure a top-two place in what has been the most balanced and thrilling of the eight UEFA Europa League group stages. Two games remain All four teams in Group F have five points, with Biancocelestibehind Dutch team Feyenoord and Danish club FC Midtjylland due to the goal-difference rule.

The head coach Maurizio Sarri is well-known for his guiding principles in among the top and most enjoyable styles that is soccer's Serie A, is not new to the competition: When he was the manager of English Premier League side Chelsea in the season of 2018/19, he guided the Chelsea to their first-ever UEFA Europa League trophy.

Roma And Lazio have each earned 840,000 euros ($829,000) respectively. EUR1.05 millions ($1.04m) in bonuses for performance in the first half of 2018 in accordance with the prize money distribution of UEFA for 2022/23 UEFA Europa League edition. This is on top of the EUR3.63 million derived from the start fees, which is distributed to teams who make it to the group stage of the tournament.

Achieving the Group Stage, which gives straight entry into round 16 Round of 16, means you will pocket another EUR2.3 million. The teams who finish runners-up receive an additional EUR550,000 if they progress into the play-off round in which they'll fight for a place in the last 16 as well as additional EUR500,000 in rewards.

The prize money for the tournament increases in value as teams progress towards the highly-coveted final that will take place at the Puskas Arena situated in Budapest, Hungary on May 31st, 2023. Apart from bonuses for performance, UEFA explains, the teams that are part of the competition will also receive portions of the money depending on their UEFA position and TV market value.