- Marten de Roon - 90'+2'
- Franck Kessié - 43' Pen, 90'+3' Pen
AC Milan back into Champions League in win over Atalanta on Franck Kessie's brace
AC Milan secured a long-awaited return to the Champions League on Sunday as two Franck Kessie penalties earned a 2-0 win over Atalanta to seal a second-place finish on the final day of the Serie A season.
The victory saw Milan climb one point above the Bergamo club in the standings to 79 points behind champions Inter Milan.
Milan led the Serie A standings until mid-February, but a subsequent dip in form left them at risk of falling out of the top-four on the final day if they failed to win.
Kessie showed great composure to score from the spot shortly before the break and in second-half stoppage time, when Atalanta midfielder Marten de Roon was sent off.
The victory means the seven-time European champions will play Champions League football for the first time since 2013-14 next season.
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Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 25 |
| Internazionale | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +12 | 24 |
| Atalanta | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | +15 | 22 |
| Fiorentina | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +13 | 22 |
| Lazio | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | +10 | 22 |
| Juventus | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | +12 | 21 |
| AC Milan | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +6 | 17 |
| Udinese | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 16 |
| Bologna | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | +1 | 15 |
| Torino | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| Empoli | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| AS Roma | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| Hellas Verona | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 12 |
| Parma | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| Como | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 9 |
| Cagliari | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 9 |
| Genoa | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -13 | 9 |
| Monza | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| Venezia | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 8 |
| Lecce | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -16 | 8 |
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