Ajax beat Atalanta as Panathinaikos, Lugano shine in Conference League

Ajax beat Atalanta 2-0 with two late goals in the Conference League on Thursday, in a fixture more at home in one of the higher-profile UEFA competitions.Substitutes Tolu Arokodare, in the 87th minute, and Abdellah Ouazane in stoppage time clinched the Dutch side's first points in the competition.Panathinaikos and Lugano lead the way in the early standings after big wins on Thursday, the Greek side winning 5-1 away to Kairat Almaty while Lugano, from Switzerland, beat Getafe 5-2 in Spain.Brann beat Kauno Zalgiris 4-1 and Trabzonspor won 2-0 against Hearts.Twente beat Lincoln Red Imps 4-1 and Monaco were 3-0 winners against Freiburg while Sint-Truidense and Hajduk Split also moved to two wins from two.Elsewhere, Jablonec held Brighton 0-0, Red Star Belgrade drew 2-2 with Copenhagen and Aarhus survived the third-minute dismissal of Eric Kahl to draw with Egnatia.