Inter and Atalanta share spoils in San Siro thriller

Updated: May 17, 2023, 12:03 am

Inter Milan maintained their unbeaten record in Serie A with an entertaining 2-2 draw against Atalanta on Saturday that featured late drama, as the champions missed a penalty and the visitors had a match-winning goal ruled out.

A sublime Lautaro Martinez volley put Inter in front after five minutes, but Atalanta turned the game on its head before the break with goals from Ruslan Malinovskyi and Rafael Toloi.

Players from both sides clash with the referee in a fiery encounter.
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Edin Dzeko pulled the hosts level after 71 minutes, before Federico Dimarco's penalty came off the bar with four minutes remaining and Roberto Piccoli's last-minute strike was disallowed because the ball went out of play in the build-up.

The result leaves Inter in third place on 14 points, three ahead of Atalanta in fifth but two behind league leaders AC Milan, who beat Spezia 2-1 earlier on Saturday.