BERGAMO - Atalanta have their own advantage in the race for the top four of Serie A in the last five matches this season. Juventus' failure to reap full points after being held to a draw by Fiorentina, 1-1, Sunday (25/4) evening WIB, was utilized maximally by Atalanta, who managed to shave Bologna, 5-0, in the 33rd Jornada match, Monday (26/4) ) early morning WIB.

In the match that was held at the Gewiss Stadium, Atalanta recorded superiority through goals scored by Rulan Maloninovksu, Luis Muriel, Remo Freuler, Duvan Zapata and Aleksey Miranchuk respectively.

The visitors' efforts to get even harder after Jerdy Schouten was sent off in the 47th minute. In the end, La Dea also celebrated the goal against the team made by Sinisa Mihajlovic. This victory was also a big step for Atalant in the hunt for the top four.

Thanks to these additional three points, Atalanta managed to move to second place in the standings, shifting AC Milan. With a collection of 68 points from 33 matches, Atalanta left Juventus in the hunt for the top four in Serie A this season.

La Dea is two points ahead of the Bianconeri. Not only that, the club from Bergamo also pocketed a two-point advantage over the Rossoneri. However, the Rossoneri still have the opportunity to take over the second place because they only played the match in the 33rd giornata when they face Lazio, Tuesday (27/4) early morning Western Indonesian Time.

Not only that, a similar condition also happened to Napoli. However, unlike Juventus and Milan, I Partenopei is five points behind Atalanta. Even so, Napoli still have the opportunity to shift Juventus in the next six matches. The reason is, Napoli is only three points adrift of the Bianconeri.

Given these conditions, Atalanta is also considered to be in a more favorable position in the struggle for the top four positions as well as a ticket to appear in the Champions League next season. Atalanta coach, Gian Piero Gasperini, admitted that the victory over Bologna made his team in a better position. This position, said Gasperini, will be maximized by La Dea in the last sprint of the Italian League this season.

'' I don't know, how many points we need to stay in this position. However, when we are in the leading position, the other teams can only hope, we made mistakes. Our fate in this competition is entirely in our hands. The rest of the season will be difficult, but we have set this target at the start of the season and are determined to fulfill it, '' Gasperini said as reported by Football Italia , Monday (26/4).

In the last five matches, Atalanta will arguably get relatively easier opponents. Apart from AC Milan, who will be faced in the final week of Serie A, La De will face Sassuolo, Parma, Benevento and Genoa.