Milan, December 28 (NA) – Inter Milan won 1-0 away against Atalanta in a match corresponding to the 17th round of Italy's Serie A and regained the lead in the championship. According to the Argentine News Agency, the only goal for the 'nerazzurri' was scored by Argentine forward Lautaro Martínez at the 20-minute mark of the second half. With this result, the team led by Christian Chivu, with the help of the Racing-born attacker, reached the top of the Italian League with 36 points, one more than Milan (crushed Hellas Verona 3-0) and two ahead of Napoli (beat Cremonese 2-0). In this way, Inter finished 2025 as the league leader and will face Bologna on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at 4:45 PM for the next Serie A match at San Siro stadium. Meanwhile, Atalanta could not extend its good run and fell to 11th place with 22 points. Now, coached by Raffaele Palladino, they will host Roma on Saturday, January 3, 2026, starting at 4:45 PM. In a match where the Milan-based team was better and had managed to score in the initial stage with Marcus Thuram, the goal was disallowed for offside by VAR; in the second half they managed to show greater superiority and secured the victory. Pio Esposito, who came on in the second half, took advantage of an error in Atalanta's build-up and assisted Lautaro Martínez, who finished with class and beat goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi to score the definitive 1-0. With this goal, the 'Toro' also reached the top of the Serie A top scorers' table with eight goals, tied with Milan's American forward, Christian Pulisic.
