Winning 2-0, Rossoneri So Runner Up in the Italian League

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AC Milan won 2-0 over Atalanta in Week 38 of the Italian League. Two Franck Kessie penalties ensure the Rossoneri are runners up in Serie A and qualify for the Champions League.

Playing at the Atleti Azzurri d’Italia Stadium, Monday (24/5/2021) early morning WIB, Milan needed a victory to secure the top four positions. Foster child Stefano Pioli is competing with Naples and Juventus before the fight.

And Milan can finish the weekend with a 2-0 win. Two Franck Kessie penalties on goal Atalanta ensure three points for Milan.

The victory made Milan move up to second place in the Italian League standings with 79 points, and became the runner-up of the Italian League. Atalanta also dropped to third place with 78 points, the same as Juventus.

Juventus himself finally qualified for the Champions League after a 4-0 win over Bologna, and at the same time Napoli drew with Verona. Juventus rose to number four, meanwhile Naples dropped to fifth with 77 points.

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The course of the match

The match went fierce, considering that both teams needed to win. AC Milan pressing from the start, and immediately presented opportunities obtained from the fourth minute. Alexis Saelemaekers fired a right-footed shot from outside the penalty box, but his effort was off the mark.

Atalanta try to reply in the 13th minute. Ruslan Malinovsky releases a left-footed shot, but the ball still flies upwards.

In the 20th minute, Berat Djimsiti also endangered the Milan goal with a header, taking advantage of the free kick scheme. However, again his efforts have not yielded a goal.

After a fierce duel, Milan finally took the lead in the 43rd minute. The visitors got a penalty after Joakim Maehle violated Theo Hernandez. Kessie advances to be the executor, and can beat Pierluigi Gollini. 1-0 score lasted until the break.

In the second half, the match was still tight. Atalanta a lot of threatening defense AC Milan, but had trouble scoring goals.

Malinovsky repeatedly spread danger to Gianluigi Donnarumma’s goal, but no goals were scored. Even so with the action of Luis Muriel, who had difficulty breaking into the Milan goal.

In fact, Atalanta conceded in the last minute. Milan got another penalty, after Robin Gosens made a handball. Kessie was able to execute the penalty again, and brought the score 2-0.

Atalanta also lost Martin de Roon, because he was involved in a commotion with Rade Krunic. The 2-0 score lasted until the game broke up, which ensured Milan was the runner up in the Italian League this season.

Lineups of Players

Atalanta: Gollini, Toloi (Palomino 87 ‘), Romero, Djimsiti, Maehle (Pasalic 79’), De Roon, Freuler (Miranchuk 87 ‘), Gosens, Malinovsky, Pessina (Muriel 46’), Zapata

AC Milan: Donnarumma, Theo, Tomori, Kjaer, Calabria, Kessie, Bennacer (Krunic 61 ‘), Calhanoglu, Diaz (Meite 62’), Saelemaekers (Dalot 79 ‘), Leao (Mandzukic 79’)

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