MONZA starting XI (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio, Birindelli, Izzo (subbed for Caldirola), Pablo Marí, Kyriakopoulos (subbed for Maldini), Gagliardini (subbed for D’Ambrosio), Bondo, Colpani (subbed for V.Carboni), Pessina, Zerbin, Djuric (subbed for Colombo)
Bench: Sorrentino, Gori, Donati, A.Carboni, Pereira, Ferraris, Vignato
Goals: Maldini 89’
ATALANTA starting XI (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi, Toloi (subbed for Djimsiti), Hien, Kolasinac, Holm (subbed for Hateboer), Pasalic, Ederson (subbed for De Roon), Bakker (subbed for Ruggeri), De Ketelaere (subbed for Koopmeiners), Touré, Lookman
Bench: Musso, Rossi, Bonfanti, Zappacosta, Adopo, Miranchuk, Scamacca
Goals: De Ketelaere 44’, Touré 72’
Ademola Lookman assisted on both goals, first providing the corner kick that Charles De Ketelaere headed in and then setting up El Bilal Toure to finish off a counterattack.
Daniel Maldini pulled one back for Monza in the 89th and then nearly equalised when he hit the post five minutes into stoppage time.
The victory moved Atalanta up to sixth place and one point behind Roma in the race for the final Champions League spot.
Atalanta could also qualify for the Champions League if they win the Europa League, having beaten Liverpool on 3-1 aggregate on Thursday. The Bergamo team face Marseille in the semi-finals.
Atalanta will also look to overturn a 1-0 deficit to Fiorentina in the second leg of the Italian Cup semi-finals on Wednesday.
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