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Atalanta beat Sturm and reached the Europa League playoffs, Miranchuk appeared on the field in the second half
Atalanta players celebrate victory / Photo: © REUTERS / Alberto Lingria
The Italian Atalanta defeated the Austrian Sturm in the match of the fourth round of the group stage of the Europa League.
The meeting took place in Bergamo and ended with a score of 1:0. The only goal was scored by home team defender Berat Djimsiti.
Thanks to this victory, Atalanta qualified for the Europa League playoffs, securing at least second place in Group D. Gian Piero Gasperini’s team is currently leading the standings with 10 points.
Sturm has 4 points and third place. The Austrian team will not overtake Atalanta in terms of additional indicators. Second in the group with 7 points is the Portuguese Sporting, who beat the Polish Rakow with a score of 2:1 in their match.
In the next round, Atalanta will play against Sporting, and Rakow will play against Sturm. Both matches will take place on November 30.
Watch live broadcasts of Europa League matches on the Match holding channels, as well as on the websites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Europa League. Main tournament. 4th round
Atalanta (Bergamo) – Sturm (Graz) – 1:0 (0:0)
Goal: Dzhimsity, 50 (VIDEO).
“Sporting” (Lisbon) – “Rakow” (Czestochowa) – 2:1 (1:0)
Goals: Goncalves, 14 (penalty) (VIDEO), 52 (penalty) (VIDEO). — Rundic, 71 (VIDEO).
Removal: Rakovitsan, 13.
Source: Sportbox
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