Inter Milan clinched the Serie A title for the first time
since 2010 on Sunday when nearest rivals Atalanta were held 1-1 at Sassuolo.
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Atalanta played most of the match a man down after
goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini saw red after 22 minutes at the Mapei Stadium.
Luis Muriel missed a late penalty that could have given
Atalanta a win that would have put Inter’s celebrations on hold but the
second-placed Bergamo side are now 13 points behind Inter with four games
remaining.
Inter, who beat Crotone 2-0 on Saturday, denied Juventus a
10th straight league title with Andrea Pirlo’s side now fighting for a
Champions League spot.
Juventus president Andrea Agnelli congratulated his Inter
counterpart Steven Zhang on the Chinese-owned club’s success.
“Well done Steven! Happy for you and proud of being your
loyal opponent on the pitch and friend off the pitch. We’ll be back,” Agnelli
wrote on Twitter.
Atalanta are equal on 69 points with third-placed
AC Milan,
who beat Benevento 2-0 on Saturday, and two points ahead of Napoli, who were
held 1-1 at home against Cagliari.
Juventus are fifth before they play later Sunday at Udinese.
In Emilia-Romagna, Robin Gosens scored 10 minutes after
Gollini’s sending off for recklessly bringing down Jeremie Boga.
Domenico Berardi pulled Sassuolo level from the penalty spot
seven minutes after the break after Hamed Traore went down in the penalty box
under pressure from Rafael Toloi.