Europa League: Anfield of nightmare
london, April 12
Gianluca Scamacca struck twice as visiting Atalanta upset Liverpool 3-0 in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals.
The loss on Thursday damages Liverpool’s hopes of a treble of trophies in manager Jurgen Klopp’s final season at Anfield.
The Italian visitors went into the break 1-0 up after Scamacca got a low drive past goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher in the 38th minute.
Klopp sent on Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Andy Robertson as substitutes for the second half, but Scamacca netted again after Charles De Ketelaere fed him at the far post on the hour mark. Mario Pasalic finished the scoring seven minutes from time.
Bayer Leverkusen got late goals from substitutes Jonas Hofmann and Victor Boniface to top West Ham 2-0 and extend their unbeaten streak to 42 games in a season that can also end up with a treble of trophies. Hofmann netted on a rebound in the 83rd before Boniface clinched a well-deserved victory with a header in stoppage time.
In an all-Italian matchup, Gianluca Mancini headed in a winner off a corner kick from Paulo Dybala to upset AC Milan 1-0 at San Siro.
It was the first win for Roma over Milan since October 2019. — AP
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