Inter Milan missed the possibility to take cost of the Serie A title race on Wednesday after being held to a 2-2 dwelling draw by Bologna.
A win would have moved reigning champions Inter one level behind league leaders Napoli with a recreation in hand, they usually seemed to be doing so when Lautaro Martinez fired the hosts forward on the stroke of half-time from Federico Dimarco’s excellent low cross
However Emil Holm’s wildly deflected end within the sixty fourth minute gave Bologna — who additionally took a Fifteenth-minute lead by Santiago Castro however have been shortly pegged again by Denzel Dumfries — a completely deserved draw on the San Siro and left Inter three factors behind Napoli.
“We performed nicely… their equaliser got here from an enormous deflection and we had possibilities to win it. We’re disenchanted to not get the three factors however you possibly can solely respect our opposition tonight,” stated Inter coach Simone Inzaghi.
Inter nonetheless have a recreation in hand, their match with Fiorentina which was stopped for Edoardo Bove’s on-pitch coronary heart assault and is but to be rescheduled.
However Wednesday evening’s fixture was an ideal alternative to pile strain on each Napoli and third-placed Atalanta, who face off in Bergamo on Saturday.
Atalanta are a degree behind Inter and below strain to beat Napoli following three straight attracts, whereas Inter host Empoli on Sunday.
Bologna in the meantime are firmly within the race for Champions League qualification as Vincenzo Italiano continues to get good performances out of his new group.
“It is a good level after a extremely good show, it is an actual level of satisfaction to depart the San Siro with out defeat,” stated Italiano to DAZN.
“We go away right here with our heads held excessive as a result of we managed to place out on the pitch what we would deliberate.”
Bologna, who reached Europe’s elite membership competitors below Thiago Motta final season, are six factors behind fourth-placed Lazio however with a recreation in hand towards AC Milan nonetheless to play.
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