- 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 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | +61 | 86 |
| AC Milan | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | +25 | 69 |
| Juventus | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | +21 | 64 |
| Bologna | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | +22 | 62 |
| AS Roma | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | +20 | 58 |
| Atalanta | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | +22 | 54 |
| Lazio | 33 | 16 | 4 | 13 | +7 | 52 |
| Napoli | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | +9 | 49 |
| Fiorentina | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | +9 | 47 |
| Torino | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | +2 | 46 |
| Monza | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 43 |
| Genoa | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 39 |
| Lecce | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | -18 | 35 |
| Cagliari | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -20 | 32 |
| Hellas Verona | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -13 | 31 |
| Empoli | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -22 | 31 |
| Udinese | 33 | 4 | 16 | 13 | -19 | 28 |
| Frosinone | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -23 | 28 |
| Sassuolo | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -26 | 26 |
| Salernitana | 33 | 2 | 9 | 22 | -44 | 15 |
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