BERGAMO, Italy :Atalanta were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Torino on Saturday, a result which puts a major dent in the hosts’ Serie A title ambitions after Mateo Retegui missed the chance to win the tie from the penalty spot.
Atalanta are third in the standings on 47 points, three adrift of Inter Milan in second who have played two fewer games and face AC Milan on Sunday. Leaders Napoli, who play AS Roma on Sunday, are a further three points ahead. Torino remain 11th on 27 points.
For more than half an hour, Atalanta had the lion’s share of possession and spent most of the time in the opposition’s half but with little to show for it apart from a Raoul Bellanova disallowed goal for handball.
Torino displayed little urgency, and were even warned for time wasting in the opening half, before a goal from the hosts spurred them into life.
Atalanta made the breakthrough in the 35th minute from a corner kick, where Berat Djimsiti rose above his marker to power a header .
