Atalanta conquers the Via del Mare stadium at the home of an already safe Lecce: 2-0 the final result, with goals from De Ketelaere And Scamacca, both in the second half. The Nerazzurri thus gained the three points they needed to qualify for next year’s Champions League. La Dea rises to 66 points (Roma is at 60, and tomorrow, Sunday 19th, hosts Genoa), hot on the heels of Bologna and Juve who, finding themselves at 67on Monday evening they will compete at the Dall’Ara. Atalanta now has Torino at home and the recovery against Fiorentina.
Against the Salento team, already arithmetically safe, Gasperini (disqualified, he is on the bench Tullio Gritti) opt for a sturdy turnover. Musso in goal, Toloi-Hien-Bonfanti defensive line, Scalvini in midfield with Pasalic, Zappacosta and Hateboer on the flanks, and Scamacca in attack with Touré and Miranchuk. Lively first half, and in the rain: in the first quarter of an hour alone, Musso saves on Piccoli and Falcone on Pasalic and Scamacca. And so the first 45 minutes went: with Atalanta intent on attacking but also taking risks on their opponents’ counterattacks. In fact, in the 45th minute there would be a goal Dorguon the counterattack: but he started slightly offside and the goal was disallowed. In the second half, Ederson and De Ketelaere come on for Touré and Zappacostawhich allows Scalvini to move back. And it is CDK himself, at the stroke of 48′, with his first touch of the ball, who scores: Scamacca throws him into an open space, he defends the ball, gallops and pierces Falcone with a perfect left-footed spoon: 0-1. You then have to wait a little while for the doubling. Which arrives from a corner in the 53rd minute: Scamacca takes care of it, with a header. In the 61st minute the center forward was replaced: he will be needed fresh in Dublin. In the 68th minute it was Adopo’s turn, replacing Pasalic. And then it’s management, until Piccoli pole from a free kick and the victorious final that won the Champions League.
