AfriqueCAN: ADEMOLA Lookman, Matteo Ruggeri and El Bilal Toure all got on the scoresheet to send Atalanta to their first Europa League final with a 3-0 win over Olympique de Marseille on Thursday www.AfriqueCAN.com
The Italians won the two-legged encounter 4-1 aggregate on aggregate on Thursday.
Atalanta will meet Bayer Leverkusen, who overcame AS Roma in their first European final in Dublin on May 22.
Lookman put Atalanta ahead in the semi-final second leg on the half-hour with a long-range strike past Pao Lopez before setting up Ruggeri to net seven minutes after the break.
Atalanta’s repeated attacks, with Gianluca Scamacca and Davide Zappacosta threatening, overwhelmed the visitors, who had few chances, and substitute Toure put the nail in Marseille’s coffin with their third four minutes into added time.
Atalanta are aiming for a trophy double as they also face Juventus in the Italian Cup final on Wednesday, with their 1963 Coppa Italia triumph being their only major silverware.
Atalanta are fifth in Serie A and also have their sights set on a Champions League qualifying spot via the domestic league. They face a showdown at home to sixth-placed Roma on Sunday.
