

With a 2-0 victory over Lecce in the penultimate round of Serie A, Atalanta has guaranteed a ticket to the Champions League. After defeating Roma the previous weekend, the Bergamo team is now in fifth place, six points clear of Roma, and they have a tiebreaker advantage over the Giallorossi. Moreover, Atalanta closed the gap on fourth-place Juventus to only one point.
Shortly after the interval, Scamacca and Charles De Ketelaere each scored a goal after five minutes. Scamacca headed in the second after setting up De Ketelaere. In 41 games this season in all competitions, Scamacca has 18 goals and 7 assists. If Atalanta defeats undefeated Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final on Wednesday, Italy will have at least five squads in the Champions League the next season and might gain a sixth. Following a two-year hiatus, Atlanta will make a return to the Champions League. Their finest performance in the elite club competition of Europe came in the 2020 quarterfinals.