{"id":14895,"date":"2024-05-22T10:30:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T02:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/news\/?p=14895"},"modified":"2024-05-22T10:30:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T02:30:32","slug":"atalanta-beat-lecce-to-reach-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/football\/atalanta-beat-lecce-to-reach-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Atalanta Clinch Champions League Spot with Convincing Win Over Lecce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Atalanta <\/a>secured their place in next season’s UEFA Champions League with a 2-0 victory against Lecce, marking their fifth consecutive Serie A win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite making multiple changes following their midweek Coppa Italia defeat, Atalanta faced an early scare when Lecce’s Roberto Piccoli, on loan from Atalanta, had a prime chance to score but failed to convert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first half was an exciting end-to-end affair, yet both teams lacked precision in the final third. Davide Zappacosta came closest for Atalanta just before halftime with a strike from the edge of the box that narrowly missed the post.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Leece<\/a> appeared to have broken the deadlock in first-half stoppage time when Patrick Dorgu slipped past the defence and finished cleverly past Juan Musso, but he was ruled offside, leaving the score 0-0 at the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visitors made two substitutions at halftime, which paid off immediately. Charles De Ketelaere made a quick impact by racing clear and lifting the ball over Wladimiro Falcone, silencing the Stadio Ettore Giardiniero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atalanta soon doubled their lead when a missed connection by Falcone allowed a cross to hit Gianluca Scamacca and slowly roll into the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the dying moments, Piccoli seemed eager to score and nearly did so with a late free-kick, but the ball struck the post, and the match ended 2-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lecce, already safe from relegation, remain in 13th place, though they will want to avoid carrying a four-game winless streak into next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As for Atalanta, they remain in fifth place, just one point behind Juventus and Bologna, with two games remaining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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