2024-05-22 11:56:31
Atalanta made positive to complete fifth in Serie A at worst, which makes them qualify for the subsequent Champions League, due to their 2-0 victory at Lecce, this Saturday within the thirty seventh and penultimate day.
Three days after their defeat within the Italian Cup last in opposition to Juventus (1-0), the Bergamo membership reacted effectively and signed a fifth consecutive league victory, due to the objectives of Charles De Ketelaere (minute 48) and Gianluca Scamacca (53).
Gian Piero Gasperini’s crew, with 66 factors, is six forward of Roma (sixth), which may not catch up. Atalanta may even hope to complete increased than fifth place because it has just one level lower than Bologna (third) and Juventus (4th).
«Qualifying for the Champions League within the case of Atalanta is the ultimate goal, we’re not a crew that thinks about successful the Scudetto. This membership has a shiny future. “We should thank all of the gamers and dedicate it to your entire metropolis of Bergamo, to the membership, to everybody,” Gasperini advised Sky Sports activities on the finish of the match.
They may compete within the Champions League for the primary time for the reason that 2021-2022 marketing campaign, the place they have been eradicated within the spherical of 16 by Actual Madrid, and for the third time of their historical past.
However earlier than desirous about the subsequent season, Atalanta has an thrilling problem on Wednesday of subsequent week, the place they are going to face Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin within the Europa League last.
In the event that they win, Atalanta would win the second main title in its historical past, after the already distant one achieved within the Italian Cup in 1963.
– Inconsequential defeat for Milan –
Within the different match on Saturday, AC Milan (2nd), which is already sure to complete runners-up on this Serie A, misplaced at Torino (ninth).
The Colombian Duván Zapata (26), the Serbian Ivan Ilic (40) and the Swiss Ricardo Rodríguez (46) overtook Torino. The ‘rossoneri’ may solely make up for his or her defeat with a penalty objective transformed by the Algerian Ismael Bennacer (55) to go away the rating at 3-1.
On Sunday, Milan’s different nice crew, Inter, will obtain the champion trophy of this Serie A, which it mathematically gained on the finish of April.
Simone Inzaghi’s gamers will obtain Lazio on the Giuseppe Meazza stadium for a match that’s offered as an end-of-year celebration for the crew. Argentine Lautaro Martínez, captain and high scorer of the crew, can be in command of hoisting the trophy.
About 200,000 folks [en un estadio con capacidad para 75.000 espectadores] They tried to get a ticket for the present which, along with the match, will embody a live performance to rejoice the twentieth ‘Scudetto’ in Inter’s historical past.
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