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UCL: Inter only Italian side to directly reach last 16

Atalanta, Milan and Juventus have to take part in playoffs

UCL: Inter only Italian side to directly reach last 16

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(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 30 - Inter are the only Italian team to have directly qualified for the Champions League last 16 after they beat Monaco 3-0 at San Siro on Wednesday thanks to a hat-trick by Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez.
    Simone Inzaghi's men finished the league stage of the competition in fourth place with 19 points, comfortably in the last eight to book a direct ticket to the next round.
    Atalanta, AC Milan and Juventus, meanwhile, will have to try to reach the last 16 via the playoffs.
    Europa League champions Atalanta finished ninth after drawing 2-2 at Barcelona, Milan lost 2-1 at Dinamo Zagreb and ended up 13th, while Juve came 20th following a 2-0 home defeat to Benfica.
    Bologna, who already knew they had no chance of progressing before their final league game, drew 1-1 at Sporting Lisbon and finished in 28th place. (ANSA).
   

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