- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | +39 | 67 |
| Napoli | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | +23 | 64 |
| Atalanta | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | +34 | 58 |
| Bologna | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | +16 | 56 |
| Juventus | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | +18 | 55 |
| AS Roma | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | +15 | 52 |
| Lazio | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | +9 | 52 |
| Fiorentina | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | +17 | 51 |
| AC Milan | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +10 | 47 |
| Udinese | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 40 |
| Torino | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 39 |
| Genoa | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | -10 | 35 |
| Como | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 30 |
| Hellas Verona | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | -29 | 30 |
| Cagliari | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 29 |
| Parma | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 26 |
| Lecce | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -28 | 25 |
| Empoli | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -23 | 23 |
| Venezia | 30 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -20 | 20 |
| Monza | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | -28 | 15 |
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