The Giallorossi had missed out on the top five, but if Atalanta won the Europa League Final and finished fifth, sixth place may still bring them into the Champions League. Leonardo Spinazzola's season was ended, Paulo Dybala was barely good for the bench, and the Grifone were without Alan Matturro and Mattia Bani.
Caleb Ekuban's cross was flagged offside before Mile Svilar made a frantic double save on Evan Ndicka's own goal effort and Mateo Retegui's follow-up. After a brief back-and-forth with Lorenzo Pellegrini, Tommaso Baldanzi cleared the bar off the outside of the boot. Though Bryan Cristante was able to take a direct shot at Josip Martinez following the restart, Retegui and Cristante were unable to maintain their pressure. Ndicka raced between defenders to knock down the Retegui attempt, and Stephan El Shaarawy curled wide after a nutmeg.