Atalanta became the winner of the UEFA Europa League in the season 2023/24. In the final, the Italian team defeated Bayer Leverkusen for the first time this season.
The meeting ended with a resounding 3-0 victory for Atalanta. All three goals in the match were scored by Nigerian striker Ademola Lukman.
This is the first trophy for head coach Gian Piero Gasperini and also the first international trophy for Atalanta.
The favorite in the final, of course, was Bayer, which is having a great season under the leadership of Xabi Alonso, but the coaching genius of Gasperini completely outplayed his opponent. Leverkusen became German champions this season without losing a single match, before that they did not lose at all this season in all tournaments. On May 25, they face another final - the German Cup final against Kaiserslautern.
