From wanting to compete for the league title, to falling to 8th place, and missing out on The Champions League qualification 4 rounds ahead of schedule! Serie A Champions League dark horse Atalanta, the rate of decline this season is indeed a bit amazing. In a Serie A game that ended midweek, Atalanta produced a bizarre game in which they scored four goals and could not win. The referee gave the opponent 2 penalties, and Atalanta gave the opponent a oolong ball. Many fans complained that Atalanta really did not want to win this game. After the upset in this game in Atalanta, it is undoubtedly a good news for Roma.
Awarded 2 penalties + scoring oolong! Serie A dark horses have officially failed to qualify for the Champions League
This match with Turin, although For Atalanta, although it has won the opponent and is likely to fail to qualify for the Champions League, it can at least compete for a Europa League place. However, during the game, Atalanta's defense was too bad, and they relied on the goals of Muriel and Deron to win the score 2-1 and then frantically conceded three goals. And these 3 goals were lost very badly, 2 penalties + 1 oolong ball. In the 36th minute of the match, the Atlanta defender was fouled defensively, the referee gave Turin a penalty, and Lukic hit a free throw to help the team equalize 2-2.
In the 62nd minute, the Atalanta defender repeated the same trick and gave Turin a penalty. Lukic scored twice on a free throw to help Torino outdo the score 3-2. Six minutes later, Atalanta defender Floyle felt it wasn't enough and gave Turin another oolong ball to help Torino lead 4-2. Waking up, Atalanta realized the offense, with Muriel delivering an assist in the 78th minute and Passaric helping the team to a 3-4 goal. In the 83rd minute, the referee who was too unwilling to go gave Atalanta a penalty, and Muriel hit a free throw to help the team to a 4-4 draw.
After only 1 point in this game, Atalanta has an 11-point difference from fourth-place Juve, and although there is still a theory to qualify for the Champions League, it has completely bid farewell to the Champions League. Whether they can qualify for the Europa League next is still a question.
Falling from title contending to 8th place, Roma profited well
Atalanta were the team to compete for the title with Inter and AC Milan in the early stages of the league, but after entering the second half of the league, they dropped the chain one after another and fell all the way to 8th. At the moment, they only have 55 points, three points behind Roma. With only four rounds left in the league, Atalanta is already at a disadvantage if they want to compete for a Place in the Europa League. Instead, Rome, with its 2 major competitors dropping the chain, is now in the best position. As long as Mourinho maintains his current ranking and qualifies for next season's Europa League, it will not be a problem.