With the bottom three teams in the Serie A standings requiring something of a miracle to avoid the drop, it seems that the season is also completed for a group of other teams currently floating in a safe mid-table position. Pescara, Palermo and Crotone failed to get their campaign going so far and it will be difficult for them to retain their top status for another year. Moving up the table, the gap between ninth-placed Torino and Lazio, in fifth place, is nine points, virtually leaving the Maroons with little or no hope of aspiring for a berth in the UEFA Europa League in 2017-18. Crotone and Pescara made it to the top flight from the Serie B last year along with Cagliari. The Sardegna outfit are currently 14th in the table and safe from relegation. However, the same cannot be said of the other two promoted sides. Massimo Oddo's Pescara, who play their game in hand at home to Fiorentina tonight, are currently bottom with nine points from 21 games. With 17 games left, they are still to record their first win on the field of play. In fact, Pescara's only moment of hurray came on match-day two when a 1-2 upset to Sassuolo was overturned to a 3-0 win on the table after the host...
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