By beating AS Roma 2-1 (half-time: 2-0), with a double from Charles De Ketelaere, throughout the thirty sixth day of the Italian championship on Sunday, Atalanta (63 factors, fifth) carried out a giant step in direction of the Champions League.
It should even have allowed Bologna and Juventus (67 factors) to win their ticket to the C1. The Giallorossi are sixth within the standings with 60 factors.
Regardless of the efforts made by his gamers within the Europa League, Gian Piero Gasperini didn’t rotate his core. At AS Roma, within the absence of Paulo Dybala, Daniele De Rossi opted for an attacking trio with Romelu Lukaku, Stephan El Shaarawy and Tommaso Baldanzi.
Perennial, the Bergamasques had been additionally imprecise till De Ketelaere opened the scoring with a private motion (18th, 1-0) and immediately doubled the lead (twentieth, 2-0) bringing his complete to 7 objectives this season.
Flying on the wings of enthusiasm, Atalanta continued to push whereas Roma, with a properly remoted Lukaku, struggled to attract any motion. Unleashed, De Ketelaere nearly scored a hat-trick however his shot was deflected onto the publish by Mile Svilar (fortieth).
Nonetheless sizzling after the break, De Ketelaere was changed within the 58th minute. Rome lowered the rating from the penalty spot within the sixty fifth minute by Pellegrini (2-1). Regardless of Roman urgent and a possibility for Lukaku, the rating will not change.
Charles De Ketelaere However Roma Lukaku