Champions Inter were held 1-1 by Atalanta. Jose Mourinho’s side went ahead on 15 minutes when Argentina striker Diego Milito, one of three forwards in another attacking formation, skipped two tackles and scuffed the ball home.
Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder hit the bar with a free kick but was dismissed for a second booking after the break. Simone Tiribocchi expertly equalised for struggling Atalanta nine minutes from time after Lucio failed to stop a through ball but Inter’s Thiago Motta could still have won it in stoppage time.