Mateo Retegui (L) has scored 26 objectives in all competitions for Atalanta this season (Isabella BONOTTO)
Atalanta held on to 3rd place in Serie A on Sunday after beating high-flying Bologna 2-0 to recharge their bid for Champions League soccer subsequent season.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s facet are 4 factors above Bologna, who’re fifth, because of a third-minute tap-in from Mateo Retegui and Mario Pasalic’s first league aim since November not lengthy afterwards.
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Retegui’s early strike was his twenty sixth of the season in all competitions for Atalanta, and the Italy ahead additionally arrange Pasalic to information residence a fragile volley together with his good cross within the twenty first minute.
These objectives ended a three-match dropping run with out scoring for Atalanta and have been their first in a house league fixture because the begin of February.
“I am pleased as a result of it had been just a few months that we might not received right here, we have to make our residence matches rely within the remaining weeks of the season,” stated Pasalic.
“Scoring immediately actually helped us as a result of it offers you extra freedom to play.”
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Atalanta got here into Sunday’s key conflict with a top-four rival and not using a Serie A win in Bergamo since earlier than Christmas however they stopped the house rot with a mature efficiency on the Gewiss Stadium.
Bologna seemed to have the initiative in a decent battle for 2 Champions League spots, with Inter and Napoli contesting the league title and nearly assure of qualification.
Vincenzo Italiano’s crew had received 5 of their earlier six matches and have been unfortunate to solely draw with second-placed Napoli final weekend.
The one unfavorable observe for Gasperini was seeing defender Sead Kolasinac being stretchered off with a knee damage simply earlier than half-time, the most recent in a protracted line of bodily issues for each the Bosnian and Atalanta this time period.
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Later, Claudio Ranieri will handle his final Rome derby when Roma tackle Lazio with each capital golf equipment additionally gunning for the Champions League.
Roma are seventh and 6 factors behind fourth-placed Juventus, with Lazio two factors and one place forward of their native rivals.
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