ATALANTA starting XI (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi, De Roon, Hien, Djimsiti, Hateboer, Pasalic (subbed for Scalvini), Ederson (subbed for Miranchuk), Ruggeri (subbed for Zappacosta), Koopmeiners, De Ketelaere (subbed for Lookman), Scamacca (subbed for Touré)

Bench: Musso, Rossi, Toloi, Bakker, Adopo, Bonfanti, Palestra, Comi

Goals: De Ketelaere 18’ 20’

ROMA starting XI (3-4-2-1):Ilar, Kristensen (subbed for Azmoun), Mancini, Ndicka, El Shaarawy, Cristante (subbed for Costa), Paredes (subbed for Bove), Angelino, Baldanzi (subbed for Abraham), Pellegrini, Lukaku

Bench: Rui Patricio, Boer, Karsdorp, Huijsen, Smalling, Llorente, Celik, Aouar, Zalewski, Pisilli

Goals: Pellegrini 66’ (Pen)

De Ketelaere scored his two goals within as many minutes in the first half, but Lorenzo Pellegrini set up a tense final quarter by scoring from the spot.

Fifth-place Atalanta moved three points above Roma and have also played one match fewer. The top five in Serie A qualify for next season’s Champions League and there are two rounds remaining in the Italian league.

Sunday’s result also meant Juventus secured a spot in next season’s Champions League despite surprisingly being held to a 1-1 draw by Salernitana earlier in the day. It also confirmed Bologna’s first appearance in the competition.

But it was more misery for Roma who were eliminated from the Europa League midweek, giving up a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Bayer Leverkusen in the second leg of their semi-final.

Atalanta will face Leverkusen in the final after beating Marseille.

Atalanta took the lead in the 18th minute when De Ketelaere raced onto Gianluca Scamacca’s through ball and cut past Roma defender Gianluca Mancini before firing into the far side of the net.

De Ketelaere doubled his tally two minutes later after being set up by Teun Koopmeiners.

Roma got back into the match when Pellegrini drilled a penalty into the bottom left corner after Atalanta defender Marten de Roon had tripped Tammy Abraham.

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