The two Italian sides were paired to play ???against each other in the quarter finals, any of them that managed to get to the semifinals will be among the favorites because checking other teams left in the competition, they are the top teams alongside Leverkusen and Liverpool which are considered favorites to win the Europa League this season.
After the quarterfinals, if Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen escaped to the semifinals, one of them will end up winning the Europa League because they will likely become finalists.
Indirectly, there will be fewer Italian representatives with this meeting in the quarterfinals and in my opinion this is the same as reducing the existing team of champion candidates. If Milan and Roma do not meet in the quarterfinals, it is possible that the two of them could meet in the final. However, it still feels impossible considering that Liverpool and Leverkusen are still the two main favorites to win the European league title.
Talking about Liverpool and Leverkusen, they are both in different charts and both seem to be in the final. I mean Liverpool will probably play Milan or Roma in the semifinals, while Liverpool will probably play Benfica or Marseille. So the two of them will not meet in the semifinals and will definitely be in the final match to determine the winner of the European League this season.