Atalanta, Roma and Juventus have secured European football for the next season. Albeit having fallen out of the Champions League. While Atalanta and Roma will play in the Europa League. The Old Lady will have to go through the playoffs for the Conference League.
Atalanta 5-2 Monza
Koopmeiners opened the score against Monza in the twelfth minute with a striking header. On the stroke of half-time, the Orange international then also made it 2-0. After a goal by Andrea Colpani, the visitors briefly thought of a comeback, but Koopmeiners did not want to cooperate.
First the Dutchman gave the assist for the 3-1. Then he completed his hat-trick in a magisterial way. Koopmeiners saw goalkeeper Michele di Gregorio standing far in front of his goal and shot the ball from about 45 meters over the keeper into the goal.
With his second hat-trick of this season, Koopmeiners closes his second Serie A year with ten league goals. Luis Muriel finally took care of the final chord: 5-2. Atalanta enters the Europa League through fifth place, at the expense of Juventus.
AS Roma 2-1 Spezia
For Roma, who were subjected to one of the most controversial Europa League finals, this midweek, it was important to win and thus keep Juventus under control. After all, sixth place in Serie A results in a Europa League ticket. Seventh place means participation in the play-offs for the Conference League.
Jose Mourinho’s team, however, got off to a false start with Dimitrios Nikolaou’s early goal against. But Roma fought back again. Nicola Zalewski equalized and in the extra time of the second half the redeeming 2-1 was achieved. Paulo Dybala used a penalty kick and shot Roma to the Europa League.
Udinese 0-1 Juventus
Juventus did what it had to do when visiting Udinese. Thanks to a goal from Federico Chiesa halfway through the second half, The team from Turin took three points in the Dacia Arena. For a long time, the formation of Massimiliano Allegri could hope for a good outcome.
It was actually former Juventus striker Dybala who eventually plunged his old club into mourning. Due to the goal of the Argentinian for Roma, Juventus must report for the play-offs for the Conference League this summer.
