Serie A Roundup: Atalanta push for top four falters with surprise loss to Lecce
MILAN (AP) — Atalanta’s push for the highest 4 in Serie A was dented on Sunday by a shock 2-1 loss at residence to Lecce because the race for the Champions League qualifying locations intensified.
Assan Ceesay and Alexis Blin netted in every half for Lecce, which moved 10 factors away from the relegation zone with the win. Rasmus Højlund pulled one again for Atalanta three minutes from time.
Atalanta slipped to sixth after Roma beat relegation-threatened Hellas Verona 1-0 and Lazio received 2-0 at struggling Salernitana.
Roma moved above fourth-place AC Milan on purpose distinction. Head-to-head is the primary tiebreaker on the finish of the season. Lazio was two factors outdoors the highest 4, with Atalanta a degree additional again.
Atalanta had been hoping to maneuver stage with Milan, forward of their match subsequent week.
But it acquired off to the worst doable begin as Ceesay drove a low shot into the underside left nook from greater than 30 yards out to provide Lecce the lead within the fourth minute.
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini was livid together with his gamers within the first half however the residence staff improved after the break.
Ademola Lookman thought he had levelled virtually instantly after the restart nevertheless it was dominated out for offside.
Instead, Lecce doubled its lead within the 74th minute when a nook was taken quick and the ball was whipped in by Gabriel Strefezza for a very unmarked Blin to go residence.
Lecce gifted Atalanta a method again into the match when goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone hesitated on a clearance permitting Hojlund to shut and deflect the ball into the online.
That arrange a nervy finale however Falcone atoned for his error by pushing Luis Muriel’s ferocious strike over the bar in stoppage time.
SUPER IMMOBILE
Ciro Immobile seems to be returning to kind simply in time for Lazio.
Immobile scored two objectives in 9 second-half minutes to spoil Paulo Sousa’s first match in command of Salernitana.
They had been Immobile’s first Serie A objectives in additional than a month and halted Lazio’s three-match winless run. He had scored within the Europa Conference League win over Cluj midweek.
Lazio broke the impasse on the hour mark as Adam Marušić romped down the best flank and put in a low cross for Immobile to faucet in on the again submit.
Immobile received and transformed a penalty 9 minutes later after being clattered into by Salernitana goalkeeper Luigi Sepe.
Luis Alberto had one other penalty saved by Sepe within the ultimate minute.
Salernitana defender Dylan Bronn had given away that penalty and he was booked for dissent however then instantly proven a purple card as he continued to protest.
Salernitana remained 4 factors above the drop zone.
FIRST GOAL
Ola Solbakken scored his first purpose for Roma on his first begin for the staff
Solbakken, who joined from Bodø/Glimt, netted on the stroke of halftime after Leonardo Spinazzola backheeled the ball to him to finish a stunning and fast passing transfer.
Defender Rick Karsdorp made his first look for Roma since falling out with coach José Mourinho three months in the past.
It was solely Verona’s second defeat in its previous eight matches and left it two factors behind Seventeenth-place Spezia and security.
TIGHT DEFENSE
Juventus moved into the ultimate European qualifying spot with a 2-0 win at Spezia.
Clinical finishes from Moise Kean and Ángel Di María in every half-handed Juventus its third straight league win with out conceding a purpose.
Also, Fiorentina snatched a 1-1 draw at residence to Empoli.
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