Atalanta overturn Lazio, Sassuolo hold Inter in Serie A
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Lazio's chase for the Serie A title was dealt a blow on Wednesday as they suffered a 3-2 away defeat to Atalanta.
The Biancocelesti had created an all-time club record with a 21-game unbeaten run to sit just one point behind leaders Juventus before the 27th round of matches.
Lazio surged into a 2-0 lead after just 11 minutes thanks to an own goal from Marten de Roon and a rocket from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
However, Atalanta, who have scored the most goals in the current Serie A season, fought back later on, as Robin Gosens, Ruslan Malinovskyi and Jose Luis Palomino scored to help the home side claim a strong comeback win.
The defeat, coupled with Juventus's victory on Monday, extended Lazio's gap to the Bianconeri to four points.
Third-placed Inter Milan's Scudetto hopes were also dealt a blow after they were held to a 3-3 draw with Sassuolo.
With the two sides deadlocked at 2-2 after 85 minutes, Borja Valero's tap-in at the back post helped the Nerazzurri restore their lead, only for Giangiacomo Magnani to equalize three minutes later.
Inter Milan ended the match with ten men as defender Milan Skriniar collected a second yellow card in the dying minutes.
Inter now trail Juventus by eight points.
In the day's other fixture, Edin Dzeko bagged a brace, helping Roma come from behind to beat Sampdoria 2-1.
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