Atalanta v Milan
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 | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | +54 | 87 |
| Napoli | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | +22 | 76 |
| AS Roma | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | +28 | 73 |
| Como | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +36 | 71 |
| AC Milan | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | +18 | 70 |
| Juventus | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | +27 | 69 |
| Atalanta | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | +15 | 59 |
| Bologna | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | +3 | 56 |
| Lazio | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | +1 | 54 |
| Udinese | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 50 |
| Sassuolo | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 49 |
| Torino | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | -19 | 45 |
| Parma | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -18 | 45 |
| Cagliari | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -13 | 43 |
| Fiorentina | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | -9 | 42 |
| Genoa | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 41 |
| Lecce | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | -22 | 38 |
| Cremonese | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -25 | 34 |
| Hellas Verona | 38 | 3 | 12 | 23 | -36 | 21 |
| Pisa | 38 | 2 | 12 | 24 | -45 | 18 |
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