Inter Milan strengthened their position at the top of Serie A as Milan Skriniar’s second-half goal gave them victory over Atalanta.
Skriniar pounced on a loose ball from a corner to fire Inter in front nine minutes after the interval.
They had to dig in defensively late on to see out the victory, which takes them six points clear at the top.
Antonio Conte’s side have now won their past seven league games as they push for a first league title since 2010.
The defeat ended Atalanta’s own winning run, which had stood at four games, and leaves them fifth, a point and a place behind Roma.
Line-ups
Inter Milan
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Handanovic
- 37Skriniar
- 6de Vrij
- 95Bastoni
- 2HakimiSubstituted forD’Ambrosioat 85′minutes
- 23Barella
- 77BrozovicSubstituted forGagliardiniat 77′minutes
- 22VidalSubstituted forEriksenat 53′minutes
- 14PerisicSubstituted forDarmianat 85′minutes
- 9Lukaku
- 10MartínezSubstituted forSánchezat 77′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Gagliardini
- 7Sánchez
- 8Vecino
- 11Kolarov
- 12Sensi
- 13Ranocchia
- 15Young
- 24Eriksen
- 33D’Ambrosio
- 36Darmian
- 97Radu
- 99Pinamonti
Atalanta
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 57Sportiello
- 2Toloi
- 17RomeroBooked at 59mins
- 19DjimsitiSubstituted forPalominoat 81′minutes
- 3Maehle
- 11FreulerSubstituted forPasalicat 81′minutes
- 15de Roon
- 8Gosens
- 18MalinovskiySubstituted forIlicicat 45′minutes
- 32PessinaSubstituted forAl Miranchukat 73′minutes
- 91ZapataSubstituted forMurielat 70′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Palomino
- 7Lammers
- 9Muriel
- 13Caldara
- 20Kovalenko
- 31Rossi
- 40Ruggeri
- 41Ghislandi
- 59Al Miranchuk
- 72Ilicic
- 88Pasalic
- 95Gollini
Live Text
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Match ends, Inter Milan 1, Atalanta 0.
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Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Atalanta 0.
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Offside, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
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Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
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Danilo D’Ambrosio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
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Danilo D’Ambrosio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
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Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
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José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan).
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Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
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Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
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Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Ivan Perisic.
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Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D’Ambrosio replaces Achraf Hakimi.
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Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Tolói with a cross.
