Atalanta comes from behind to beat Salernitana and improve Champions League chances
by San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego Union-Tribune— Atalanta came from a goal down to beat Salernitana 2-1 in Serie A on Monday and improve its chances of a place in next season’s Champions League. The Bergamo-based club rose above Roma and into fifth place. The top five qualify automatically for the Champions League. Atalanta rested some regular starters with one eye on Thursday’s second leg of the Europe League semifinal against Marseille/ It went behind after 18 minutes when Loum Tchaouna scored against the run of play. But Atalanta woke up in...
Yahoo Sports—De Ketelaere's brace boosts Atalanta's Champions League chances with 2-1 win against rival Roma. Charles De Ketelaere netted twice to help Atalanta boost its chances of returning to the Champions League with a 2-1 win over direct rival Roma on Sunday. De Ketelaere scored the two goals within as many minutes in the first half but Lorenzo Pellegrini set up a tense final quarter of the match by scoring from the spot. Fifth-place Atalanta moved three points above Roma and has also played a match less.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS—Atalanta secures Champions League spot with win at Lecce in Serie A. Europa League final next. Atalanta has secured a Champions League spot with a 2-0 win at Lecce in the penultimate round of Serie A. The Bergamo squad is in fifth place and moved six points ahead of Roma on Saturday. Atalanta holds a tiebreaker over the Giallorossi after beating Roma last weekend. Italy will have at least five squads in next season’s Champions League and could earn a sixth if Atalanta defeats unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final. Charles De Ketelaere and Gianluca Scamacca scored five...
Yahoo Sports—Atalanta secures Champions League spot with win at Lecce in Serie A. Atalanta secured a Champions League spot with a 2-0 win at Lecce in the penultimate round of Serie A on Saturday. Atalanta also moved within one point of fourth-placed Juventus. Italy will have at least five squads in next season’s Champions League, and could earn a sixth spot if Atalanta defeats unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final on Wednesday.