Serie A already has a champion with four dates remaining, but continues to define other positions, with teams fighting for different objectives. Lautaro Martínez’s team won at the start on Sunday, but four more matches were also played on matchday 34 with goals from other Argentine footballers. Nicolás González, with a double, and Lucas Martínez Quarta They turned into a rout for Fiorentina, which is preparing for the Conference League semifinal. Rome tied with Napoli and Paulo Dybala shouted again for your team.
Besides, the former Boca who scored for Udinese, but his team is on the verge of relegation. Finally, the silent Atalanta He won and is excited to close another dream campaign.
Goal to dream
Fiorentina beat Sassuolo 5 to 1 at the Artemio Franchi in beautiful Florence and wants to get into European competitions. He led 1-0 in the first half thanks to Riccardo Sottil’s goal, but in the second stage he emerged and scored. Lucas Martínez Quarta He put them ahead 2-0 with a cross header, after a corner. Sassuolo reached injury time thanks to Kristian Thorstvedt’s scream. But he didn’t stay because in eight minutes he scored three goals: Nicolas Gonzalez, who entered at the beginning of the second stage, made it 3-1 at 13 minutes with a header. Antonin Barak extended the score at 17 and again González, at 19, closed the victory that made it difficult for his rival to stay with a classy left-footed touch and placing the ball far from the goalkeeper’s reach.
Fiorentina reached 50 points and is eighth, five points behind Lazio, which is the last one to qualify for the European cups. However, he has one match left on date 29, against Atalanta, with a date to be confirmed. But the Florence team, in addition to the fight to get into next year’s Europa League, has its focus on the semifinal of this same competition. Next Thursday they will play the first leg against Bruges, from Belgium, in their stadium. Sassuolo, for its part, was very committed to relegation. He was five behind Empoli, which is the last one that is being saved.
Both from Dybala in the tie
Napoli and Roma equalized 2 to 2 at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium of the southern Italian team. It was a great game, which had emotions until the last minutes. All the screams came in the second stage and the author of the first was Paulo Dybala. Napoli’s Brazilian defender Juan Jesús knocked down Iranian Sardar Azmoun in the area and the referee awarded a penalty. The Argentine made it 1-0 after 14 minutes. Just a few minutes later, the Uruguayan Mathías Olivera scored the 1-1 with a shot that bounced off an opponent’s leg
And in the end, everything was resolved in four minutes. At 39, and after a VAR review for a foul by Renato Renato Sanches on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the judge again awarded another penalty. The one who took charge was Víctor Osimhen and gave the locals an advantage. But at 43, equality came. Tammy Abraham headed alone at the far post and established the final 2-2.
With equality, Rome continues in the Europa League positions for next season and if it does not lose so many points it could qualify for that competition. Also, next Thursday, La Loba begins its journey in the semi-final of the current Europa League. They will host Bayer Leverkusen, one of the sensations of European football and the last champion of the Bundesliga in the Olympic stadium in Rome, with the desire to take away the extensive unbeaten record of 45 games without defeat and take a good lead over Germany in the face of revenge. Napoli, for its part, was a little further away from the possibility of entering a continental competition next season.
Payero’s goal for Udinese that sinks
In a match in which one of the top teams faced one of the bottom, both regretted the result. Bologna and Udinese tied 1-1. For the locals, it was losing two points in the attempt to get into the next Champions League. For Udinese, the same, but to save the category.
The Argentinian Martín Payero converted for the visitors at 46 of the first stage to make it 1-0. The former Boca entered through the middle, kept the ball and scored to score the partial victory. However, with 12 remaining, the Belgian Alexis Saelemaekers established the tie that was to be the final result.
Bologna, which is having a historic campaign, continues in Champions League positions, but Udinese is very complicated. Located in 18th place, they will have to add and hope that Empoli, Frosinone and Hellas Verona lose points in order to pass them and thus stay in Serie A.
In addition to the presence of Payero, the match had more Argentine players. Santiago Castro was among the substitutes on the local team. For their part, the visitors were starters Nehuen Pérez and Roberto Pereyra.
Atalanta and a campaign to dream
Atalanta is going through a fabulous present. This Sunday they beat Empoli 2 to 0 and with one less game they are entering the next Europa League. However, in addition to being among the top seven in Serie A, The great sporting moment is demonstrated in other competitions.
In the week became a finalist in the Italian Cup by beating Fiorentina in the revenge of the semifinal. They will play the final against Juventus on May 15 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Also, you have another reason to be excited. Next Thursday will begin to play the semifinals of the Europa League where he must visit Olympique de Marseille on the first leg. There are many consecutive years in which the Bergamo team enjoys great moments, but this year will seek to seal it with some title.