Milan Skirinar scored the only goal, as Inter Milan trailed by six points in Serie A with a 1-0 win over Atlanta on Monday. Inter extended their winning rhythm to seven league games as they push for a maiden title since 2010. Antonio Conte’s side is ahead of second-placed AC Milan, who beat Hellas Verona 2–0 on Sunday, champions Juventus topped the table with 10 points, with one game in hand, 3–1 over Lazio After the victory. Skinnir found a way 54 minutes later after sending fellow defender Alessandro Bastoni from a corner, resulting in a scuffle in front of the goal at the San Siro.
“Knowing that the closest direct followers had won is inevitable that there was pressure, these are three important points,” Conte said.
Outside of the Champions League berth, Atlan is fifth, and topped 13 points with 12 matches to play this season.
“We performed brilliantly and lost on a corner,” lamented coach Gian Piero Gasparini, whose side placed fourth placed Roma.
“Against Inter and Juventus we always lack the little detail we don’t have yet, but we are close.”
In the clash between the two biggest scoring teams in Serie A, the defenders decided to give the Inter Raiders very little space with Atal’s Barat Jimmy.
Romelu Lukaku and Lutaro Martinez led the best inter strikes in the Italian top flight with 63 strikes.
Atalan is the second-best player with 60, and with forward Duwan Zapata, replaced by Colombian Luis Muriel for the final 20 minutes.
The chances were few in the first half.
Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Sportillo used his head after an hour for a corner from Cristian Romero’s cross.
Inter goalkeeper Sameer Handanovic denied a Japata header six minutes before the break and Marcelo Brozovic was eliminated a short time later from the line.
Jostip Ilykic sent Conte to Christian Eriksen in place of Vidur after a break for Atalanta in place of Ruslan Malinowski.
And Dane’s corner that resulted in a goal was Skinner’s third this season.
Inter threatened each other just after that but Romero refused to finish Lukaku just before the hour.
“A goal but we missed sensational opportunities,” Conte said.
“It was a very strategic match.”
Atalan broke their four-match winning run in Series A as they continue to race in the Champions League and Italian Cup finals.
Promoted
The differences are nothing without European commitments, but nothing is left for the target and next time the charges are on the charged-implied Torino.
Atalanta played at home against promoted Spezia before the Champions League Final 16, their second leg trip to Real Madrid.
Topics mentioned in this article
.
Leave a Reply