Surprise package Bologna will join
Europe's soccer royalty in the Champions League next season
after their 2-0 win at Napoli on Saturday and Atalanta's 2-1
home victory over AS Roma on Sunday made sure they will finish
in the top five.
Atalanta's win in Bergamo, secured with an early double by
Charles De Ketelaere, also ensured that Juventus will qualify
for the Champions League despite being held 1-1 in Turin by
already-relegated bottom side Salernitana.
Bologna and Juve are joint third with 67 points with two games
to go, which means sixth-placed Roma, who have 60, can no longer
catch them.
Atalanta, who have reached the finals of this season's Europa
League and of the Italian Cup, also closed in on a place in the
Champions League with Sunday's win, which enabled them to
leapfrog Roma and climb to fifth with 63 points and a game in
hand.
Recently crowned Serie A champions Inter thrashed
relegation-threatened Frosinone 5-0 on Friday and second-placed
AC Milan thumped Cagliari 5-1 at San Siro on Saturday.
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