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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23204404" data-attributes="member: 158020">Atalanta 1 AC Milan 1: Donnarumma howler gives hosts point as both secure Europa League spots<img src="https://i.imgur.com/8E0Xi5h.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  A late Gianluigi Donnarumma howler allowed Atalanta to secure a  last-gasp point against AC Milan in a 1-1 draw on Sunday, but the  stalemate still seals Europa League football for both clubs.  Milan looked destined to take all three points from Bergamo thanks to  Franck Kessie's second-half goal against his former team in a match  that saw two red cards, but Andrea Masiello headed in at the death in an  incident which is likely to bring further scorn on Donnarumma after a  poor showing in the Coppa Italia final against Juventus.The  away side showed nothing to suggest a win was their primary aim in the  first period, offering very little going forward – Atalanta just about  looking more threatening.    But  Milan made the most of Atalanta's profligacy as Kessie produced an  emphatic finish from the edge of the box at his old stomping ground with  half an hour to play, just before Rafael Toloi was dismissed for  sarcastically applauding the referee. Riccardo Montolivo then  followed him down the tunnel for a poor tackle and, while Milan looked  set to hold on, Masiello nodded in in the second minute of stoppage  time, with Donnarumma making a mess of what should have been a routine  save.The result means both sides will be in the Europa League  next season, but as it stands sixth-placed Milan will go straight into  the group stage. Given the importance of the contest, it was hardly surprising to see such a cagey start, with neither side taking control.  Milan's only notable efforts in the first half hour were from  distance, but neither Suso nor Giacomo Bonaventura managed to cause  Etrit Berisha a great deal of bother with their respective shots.The  first clear-cut opportunity of the opening period fell to Atalanta in  the 25th minute, as Marten de Roon found Musa Barrow in the area and he  sidestepped Alessio Romagnoli before scuffing harmlessly wide of the  left-hand post. Milan had an even luckier escape just before the  break - Lucas Biglia crucially blocked two close-range efforts from  Cristante and Remo Freuler in quick succession, before Leonardo Bonucci  managed to get in the way of Robin Gosens' powerful follow-up.   Atalanta  continued to look the sharper of the two sides after the break and went  close within two minutes of the restart – Cristante's right-wing cross  forcing Donnarumma to scramble across his line and make a save.Cristante  was at the centre of things again soon after, drawing a save from  Donnarumma with a header, before Mattia Caldara inexplicably put the  rebound wide.The  numbers were soon evened up when Montolivo went in hard on Alejandro  Gomez 15 minutes from time, and that was just the encouragement Atalanta  needed.Masiello met Josip Ilicic's sumptuous cross with a  header deep into stoppage time and, although Donnarumma looked to have  saved it, he palmed the ball into his own net to confirm European  football for Atalanta next season.           And Milan capitalised seven minutes later, as Kessie latched on to a  loose ball just outside the area and drilled a low drive into the  bottom-left corner.Atalanta received a further blow soon after when  referee Marco Guida sent Toloi off for a show of dissent after Milan  were awarded a free-kick.</blockquote>

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