- 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 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | +30 | 77 |
| Internazionale | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | +40 | 74 |
| Atalanta | 35 | 20 | 8 | 7 | +40 | 68 |
| Juventus | 35 | 16 | 15 | 4 | +20 | 63 |
| AS Roma | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | +18 | 63 |
| Lazio | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | +13 | 63 |
| Bologna | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | +13 | 62 |
| AC Milan | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | +18 | 60 |
| Fiorentina | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | +18 | 59 |
| Como | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 45 |
| Torino | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 44 |
| Udinese | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 44 |
| Genoa | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | -13 | 39 |
| Cagliari | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 33 |
| Hellas Verona | 35 | 9 | 5 | 21 | -33 | 32 |
| Parma | 35 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -14 | 32 |
| Lecce | 35 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -33 | 27 |
| Venezia | 35 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -21 | 26 |
| Empoli | 35 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -28 | 25 |
| Monza | 35 | 2 | 9 | 24 | -38 | 15 |
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