The 22nd day of Serie A provided excitement, goals and surprises. Milan lost two precious points in their pursuit of Juventus and Inter, drawing 2-2 against Bologna at the San Siro.
Juve did not imitate Sinner, going no further than 1:1 at home against Empoli. Atalanta, on the other hand, took advantage of their rivals’ missteps, beating Udinese 2-0 to move up to fourth place in the standings.
Milan, two missed penalties and a bitter draw.
Milan had the chance to move to -2 from Juve and -4 from Inter, but wasted two penalties and had to settle for a point against Bologna.
The Rossoneri went ahead in the 29th minute with Zirkzee’s goal, who took advantage of a mistake by Tomori.
In the 38th minute, Milan had a chance to equalise from the penalty spot, but Giroud had his shot parried by Skorupski.
The Frenchman made up for it in the 45th minute, providing the assist for Loftus-Cheek’s goal, which made it 1-1. In the second half, Milan continues to push and concede another penalty kick in the 72nd minute, but this time it is Theo Hernandez who miss, hitting the post.
When it looks as if the game destine to end in a draw, the goal came in the 83rd minute that give the Rossoneri the illusion: again Loftus-Cheek, with a shot from outside the box, beat Skorupski and gave Milan the lead.
Bologna, however, did not give up and found the equaliser in the 93rd minute with a penalty converted by Orsolini, after a hand foul by Calabria. It was a result that left a bitter taste in the mouth of the Rossoneri, who interrupted their run of four consecutive victories and saw the top two in the class slip away.
Juve, a point that smacks of little.
Juve missed the chance to extend their lead over Inter, who were stopped 1-1 by Empoli at the Stadium.
The match was conditioned by the expulsion of Milik in the 18th minute, for a foul on Cerri.
However, Allegri’s side took the lead in the 50th minute through Vlahovic, who exploited a corner to beat the opposition goalkeeper.
Juve seemed to be in control, but Empoli reacted and equalised in the 70th minute with a great right-footer by Baldanzi, who surprised Szczesny. Juve tried to react, but could not find the winning goal, also due to the skill of the opponent’s goalkeeper.
A point and a wasted opportunity for Juve, who remain first in the standings with 48 points, but with two matches more than Inter, who follow them at -3.
Atalanta, show, win and 4th place in Serie A
Atalanta, on the other hand, did their duty and beat Udinese 2-0, moving up to fourth place in the standings with 36 points, one more than Fiorentina. Gasperini’s team dominated the match, showing a sparkling game and realising the opportunities created.
In the 33rd minute the lead came with Ingranchir, who finished off an assist from De Ketelaere; 13 minutes later, Scamacca doubled the lead, taking advantage of another De Ketelaere assist and beating Musso with a left-footed shot.
In the second half, Atalanta managed the result, without taking any risks, and came close to scoring the third through Malinovskyi.
Udinese never troubled the opponent’s goalkeeper, who had a quiet evening.
Atalanta thus won their fifth victory in the last six matches and sent out a strong and clear signal in the Champions League zone.
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