Atalanta revives Champions League hopes with 2-0 win over Bologna
ROME — Italy center forward Mateo Retegui scored one goal and set up another as Atalanta ended a run of three straight losses with a 2-0 win over Bologna on Sunday to revive its chances of finishing in the Champions League places.
Atalanta moved back up to third in Serie A while Bologna remained fifth.
Atalanta is two points ahead of Juventus, which beat Lecce 2-1 on Saturday, and four points ahead of Bologna — with the top four finishers qualifying for the Champions League.
Retegui scored his league-leading 23rd goal early on and then set up another for Mario Pasalic less than 20 minutes later.
Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi preserved the advantage when he palmed a shot from Bologna’s Dan Ndoye off the post.
Both goals came on counterattacks.
Retegui outmuscled a defender to redirect in a cross from Raoul Bellanova and then he worked his way past another defender on the right flank before whipping in a cross that Pasalic turned in with one touch.
Atalanta’s Mario Pasalic celebrates after scoring their side’s second goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Bologna at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Credit: AP/Spada
Bologna hadn’t lost since February.
The Rome derby was among the matches scheduled for later.
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