AC Milan leapfrogged Roma into second spot in Serie A after taking part in out a 1-1 draw with Atalanta in Bergamo on Tuesday.
Milan had the possibility to shut the hole on leaders Napoli, who received earlier within the day, to 1 level with victory. Nevertheless, they had been held by a disciplined Atalanta aspect but to undergo defeat within the league this season.
Midfielder Samuele Ricci gave the guests the right begin when his fierce strike from the sting of the realm beat Atlanta keeper Marco Carnesecchi with lower than 5 minutes gone.
The hosts’ response was constructive and so they appeared the higher aspect regardless of going behind.
They wasted an excellent likelihood halfway by the half when Sincere Ahanor blasted over from 9 yards however had been quickly stage when, within the thirty fifth minute, Ademola Lookman opened his account for the season with a fierce end from a good angle.
After the break, Milan appeared to step issues up and missed a flurry of probabilities because the clock ticked past the hour mark.
Nevertheless, with simply minutes of the match remaining, Atalanta hit again and Davide Zappacosta was denied the successful purpose solely by a surprising one-handed cease from Mike Maignan.
It proved to the final actual motion of what was a closely-fought affair. Roma have a recreation in hand however, for now, Milan are as much as second having misplaced only one top-flight recreation this time period.
For unbeaten Atalanta, they transfer as much as sixth.