Italians win last-minute draw with Atalanta Lazio in Serie A

Atalanta regained top spot in Serie A on Saturday. This gave Atalanta a 1–1 draw with Lazio, giving Inter Milan the lead, but ending a club record league winning streak of 11 matches. Marco Brescianini scored with two minutes remaining to secure a point for Rome’s Olimpico, where the jubilant crowd felt they were on their way to a big win.

However, Atalanta instead finished a historic year one point ahead of Inter, who still have a game in hand. The champions leveled points with a 3–0 win at Cagliari. Europa League holders Atalanta will lead the league even if Naples beats Venezia on Sunday to move level on 41 points with Gian Piero’s side, who have a better goal difference than the 2023 champions. If both teams finish top of Serie A at the end of the season, they will face each other in the same match for the Scudetto goal, which Atalanta has never won. “We struggled for a long time in the first half, but we played very well in the second half,” Atlanta coach Gasperini said.