Surprise package Atalanta and Inter
Milan both booked their places in next year's Champions League
with victories on the last day of the Serie A season on Sunday.
Bergamo-based Atalanta will be in Europe's premier club
competition for the first time after coming from behind to beat
Sassuolo 3-1 to secure a third-place finish.
Inter ended the season fourth although they had to hang on
through a dramatic final to beat a bravee Empoli side 2-1,
condemning the Tuscan team to relegation to Serie B.
Atalanta and Inter join champions Juventus, who lost 2-0 to
Sampdoria at the weekend, and second-placed Napoli, who went
down 3-2 at Bologna.
Fifth-placed AC Milan and sixth-placed AS Roma will have to
made do with playing in the Europa League next season despite
beating SPAL 3-2 and Parma 2-1 respectively.
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