Serie A leader Inter held 1-1 by Atalanta, giving AC Milan chance to reduce gap
ROME (AP) — Serie A leader Inter Milan conceded a late equalizer and was held 1-1 by Atalanta at home on Saturday, leaving the door open for AC Milan to further close the gap to its rival.
Francesco Esposito put Inter ahead in the 26th minute, but Nikola Krstović scored for Atalanta in the 82nd to split the points.
Inter was coming off a 1-0 loss to Milan in the league last weekend. Now it leads its crosstown nemesis by eight points before Milan visits Lazio on Sunday.
Inter has only two wins in its last seven games overall, a run that includes being eliminated from the Champions League knockout rounds playoff by Norwegian upstart Bodø/Glimt.
Seventh-placed Atalanta showed more resilience than in the 6-1 defeat it suffered to Bayern Munich in the Champions League’s round-of-16 this week. It visits Bayern for their second leg on Wednesday.
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