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INTER: ADRIANO ON TARGET AS INTER BEAT ATALANTA

/noticias.info/ MILAN - Serie A leaders Inter came back from a goal down to defeat Atalanta 2-1 in Saturday's Lombardy derby and take a seven-point lead into the Christmas break.

Mancini's men fell behind to a Doni goal early on before Adriano levelled with his first goal since March. Loria then turned into his own net to hand Inter their 11th consecutive league victory, equalling the record set by Roma last season.

Inter were delivered a double blow in the opening stages at the Meazza, losing Alvaro Recoba to injury before Cristiano Doni put Atalanta in front with a sweetly-struck volley from the edge of the area after collecting an Ariatti pass.

Julio Cesar made two good saves from Zampagna as the Bergamo Nerazzurri looked to increase their lead.

Inter's best chance of a first-half reply fell to young defender Marco Andreolli who was unlucky not to score from Cambiasso's floated pass.

Adriano went even closer five minutes after the restart, stabbing inches wide of the far post after Crespo got a touch to Maxwell's cross into the six-yard box.

The Brazilian bomber ended his goal drought with a deserved equaliser on 64 minutes, sending a diving header from a Figo cross past a hapless Calderoni.

Inter's second came 11 minutes later when Loria headed into his own net in an attempt to deny Andreolli after Figo's curling free kick took a slight deflection off Carrozzieri.

Atalanta kept the Nerazzurri defence busy in the final stages, Donati forcing Julio Cesar into a terrific save before Maxwell made a vital clearance on the line from Rivalta.

INTER 2-1 ATALANTA (HT: 0-1)

Scorers: Doni 17, Adriano 64, Loria (own goal) 75

INTER: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 16 Burdisso, 77 Andreolli, 6 Maxwell; 14 Vieira, 19 Cambiasso (7 Figo 46), 5 Stankovic, 4 Zanetti; 20 Recoba, 18 Crespo (21 Solari 90+1).
Subs not used: 1 Toldo, 10 Adriano, 46 Esposito, 50 Maaroufi, 91 Gonzalez.
Coach: Roberto Mancini

ATALANTA: 27 Calderoni; 16 Rivalta, 15 Loria, 80 Carrozzieri, 6 Bellini; 26 Migliaccio (8 Bernardini 56), 19 Ariatti, 5 Donati, 79 Ferreira Pinto (10 Ventola 79); 72 Doni (21 Tissone 72), 9 Zampagna
Subs not used: 18 Ivan, 3 Adriano, 7 Bombardini, 34 Defendi
Coach: Stefano Colantuono

Referee: Paolo Bertini (Arezzo)

Booked: Vieira 38, Donati 45, Crespo 45+1, Carrozzieri 54, Ariatti 68, Zampagna 90+5 notas_de_prensa_archivo