The fact is that it has been a long time since the Serie A team could compete in the Champions League like in the past, even their best achievement in the last few seasons was only to get to the final, and in the final they couldn't do much.
Yep. Blame Milan, Juventus, and Atalanta or Bologna for this season.
Juventus was knocked out by PSV Eindhoven, Milan was knocked out by Feyenoord, and Atalanta was surprisingly knocked out by Club Brugge.Bologna? They're even worse... 28th on the Champions League table.
Even Serie A will not get an extra Champions League spot next season, even if Inter wins the Champions League, Lazio wins the Europa League and Fiorentina wins the Conference League.