Overview
- The winner came on 65 minutes when Djimsiti’s stray pass was picked off by substitute Francesco Pio Esposito, who set up Lautaro Martinez to finish.
- Inter move to 36 points, keeping a one-point edge over AC Milan and a two-point gap to Napoli.
- VAR interventions saw goals for Marcus Thuram and Atalanta overturned for offside before the breakthrough.
- Martinez has scored in four straight league matches and is Serie A’s top scorer with nine this season.
- Coach Cristian Chivu praised his young forwards as he juggles absences, with Hakan Calhanoglu returning and Atalanta ruing Lazar Samardzic’s late miss.