Atalanta beat Roma 2-1 and secured a third-place end in Serie A and a spot in subsequent yr’s Champions League.
The victory moved the Bergamo membership seven factors away from Juventus and Lazio with solely two rounds remaining. The highest 4 qualify routinely for subsequent season’s Champions League.
Nigeria worldwide Ademola Lookman put Atalanta forward within the ninth minute along with his fifteenth league objective.
Former Atalanta midfielder Bryan Cristante leveled with a header earlier than halftime.
The clincher got here from Ibrahim Sulemana.
All was not misplaced for Roma. The capital membership was sixth, one level behind Juventus and Lazio.
Venezia seems protected
Venezia beat Fiorentina 2-1 and took an enormous step in the direction of securing its Serie A standing for an additional yr.
It rose out of the relegation zone and into fourth-from-last place. The final three groups go down and with two matches left to play Venezia holds its future in its personal fingers.
It’s a level above Lecce and Empoli, and its two ultimate video games are at Cagliari and at residence to Juventus.
Fali Cande on the hour mark and Gaetano Oristanio eight minutes later put Venezia within the driving seat at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo. Rolando Mandragora pulled a objective again for the customer with 13 minutes remaining.
The outcome was an enormous blow to Fiorentina’s hopes of securing European soccer subsequent season. It remained ninth, three locations and 4 factors outdoors the European spots.
