In Champions Milan, Atalanta and Juventus, Napoli remains out

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23 May 2021 Three teams for two places: one was too many and this is Napoli, great disappointment on the last day of the championship.

Milan closes second by winning in Bergamo, Atalanta third and Juventus fourth: for them it will be Champions.

The Neapolitans, on the other hand, hit home with Verona and finish fifth, in the Europa League together with Lazio: these are the final verdicts of the 2020-21 championship, to which Rome is added, which from the seventh conquest (for goal difference) a place in the newborn Conference League .  

Atalanta-Milan 0-2

Great balance in the first half of the 'Gewiss', where very little happens apart from the jolt before the interval that brings the Devil to the spot (43'): Maehle knocks down Theo Hernandez, it is rigor, relentless execution of the former Kessié. Recovery. Zapata's diagonal comes out by nothing, guests one step away from doubling in the 68th minute: the touch underneath by Leao who had overtaken Gollini in exit is printed on the post. Muriel's conclusion comes out, at 93 'another penalty for the guests (Gosens arm): Kessié infallible once again and the race closed. Pioli and Milan are celebrating: splendid shot right in the queue.

Bologna 1-4 Juventus

Even without Cristiano Ronaldo, left unexpectedly on the bench, total domination of Juve that quickly closes the practice of Dall'Ara: three goals and zero risks in a first half without history. Chiesa opens immediately (6 ') with a tap-in after the crossbar by Rabiot, an easy easy doubling of Morata using an overwhelming action by Dybala with a perfect final assist (30'), the French Rabiot drops the trio at 45 'on an illuminating assist by Kulusevski. Black and white poker at the start of the second half (47 '): goalkeeper Szczesny launch from the back, Bologna defense on vacation, the Spanish Morata (brace) controls and thunders Skorupski. Orsolini reduces the deficit to 85 ', at the wheel of Dybala's pole. Game overs and bianconeri in the Champions League.

Naples-Verona 1-1

Partenopei with little intensity and caged by a good Verona in the first 45 ': without luck the attempts of Insigne and Lozano, Scaligeri threatening with Dimarco and Kalinic and very close to the advantage at 51' with the same Dimarco: Meret avoids the worst. After shivering, Napoli pass (61 '): on the corner developments, Rrahmani's jab from the center of the area is bags in the corner (first goal in Italy for the Kosovar of Albanian citizenship). Hellas's response was immediate and equalized in the 69th minute with Faraoni, good at taking advantage of a throw by Gunter and a bad positioning by Hysaj. The draw is a very hard blow for Gattuso's team, which is no longer able to resume the game and ends with a resounding and very bitter draw that leaves the Azzurri out of the Europe that counts.

Sassuolo-Lazio 2-0

The first goal in Italy by the Greek Kyriakopoulos (he will then be sent off in the 61st minute) 'breaks' the match immediately: a winning left foot from a great distance in the 10th minute. The biancocelesti try with Muriqi and Cataldi, at 78 'the neroverdi close the match with the 2-0 penalty scored by Berardi (Parolo foul on Caputo). De Zerbi says goodbye with a splendid eighth place, level on points with Roma who, however, reach Europe for better goal difference.

Spezia-Rome 2-2

Fonseca greets Roma with a seventh place which means Conference League, the last of the possible objectives: goal reached among many sufferings with the 2-2 comeback at Spezia, already saved. At the 'Peak' disastrous first half of the Giallorossi, absolutely passive: four goals and two goals for the hosts, signed by the former Green in the 6 'and by Pobega in the 38'. Another Rome in the second half, which creates two very occasional matches with Mkhitaryan and Cristante (Rafael surpasses himself on both occasions) and gets the match back on its feet thanks to El Shaarawy (52 ') and the Armenian Mkhitaryan in the 85'.

Turin-Benevento 1-1

It could have been a thrilling play-off at the 'mors tua vita mea', but after the salvation point at Lazio in the recovery, Torino-Benevento is just a party for the grenades, while for the Samnites (relegated) it is the farewell to Serie A. The Olimpico match that closes the season ends 1-1: Bremer scores with a header on an empty exit from Manfredini (29 '), equal to the guests in the 72nd minute with a shot from Tello. The crossbar denies Zaza 2-1.