Serie A: Atalanta keep slim title hopes alive with draw against AC Milan; Crotone secure promotion
With only two games still to play, Atalanta moved within five points of Juventus, which can clinch a record-extending ninth straight title on Sunday by beating Sampdoria.
Milan: Atalanta kept alive their slim Serie A title hopes by drawing at AC Milan 1-1 on Friday in a matchup of the two best squads of the restart.
Hakan Çalhanoğlu gave Milan an early lead with a powerful free kick, and Duván Zapata equalised from close range after Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma blocked a penalty kick from Ruslan Malinovskyi.
With only two games still to play, Atalanta moved within five points of Juventus, which can clinch a record-extending ninth straight title on Sunday by beating Sampdoria.
Milan, which like Atalanta is unbeaten following the stoppage for the coronavirus pandemic, is sixth, one point behind Roma.
Midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura nearly won it for Milan with a shot off the post late in the second half.
Also, Crotone secured promotion from Serie B by beating Livorno 5-1. Serie B leader Benevento was already promoted.
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