Europa League, the final is Atalanta-Bayer Leverkusen
Roma came close to achieving the feat in Germany, but had to surrender at the end. For the Bergamo players it is the first European final in 117 years of history
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Atalanta beats Marseille 3-0 and reaches the first European final in its 117-year history .
Great match for Gasperini's men who, after the 1-1 draw in the first leg in France, prevailed without practically ever suffering thanks to goals from Lookman in the 30th minute, Ruggeri in the 52nd minute and Toure in the 95th minute .
The Orobic side will face Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin on May 22nd in the last act of the Europa League .
The Germans, already German champions and never defeated in the 49 games played this season, finally beat a Roma team that really came close to achieving the feat .
De Rossi's men, fresh from a 2-0 defeat in the first leg at the Olimpico, put the qualification balance back on par and put the BayArena on ice with two penalties from Paredes , scored in the 43rd and 66th minutes. In the final, in the 82nd minute, an unfortunate own goal by Mancini condemned Roma , while Stanisic made it 2-2 in injury time.
In the Conference League, however, Fiorentina , who qualified on Wednesday, will face Olympiakos in the final , who beat Aston Villa 2-0 after having already won the first leg 4-2. The match will be played on May 29th in Athens (at the Aek stadium, Olympiacos' historic rival).
(Unioneonline/L)
