Edin Dzeko, in two strokes (36th, 56th), put the Nerazzurri back in the saddle after the opening of the Bergamasque score on a penalty from Ademola Lookman (25th), already author of his seventh goal of the season for his debut in Italy.
"Dea" defender José Luis Palomino, back on the field after being cleared of doping charges in early November, then went through all the states: he scored against his side from a Milan corner (61st) before to revive the hopes of the tifosi of Bergamo by reducing the mark to 3-2, still from the head (77th).
Inter had to work to defend until the end, in a burning end to the match, this precious victory which allows them to join in the classification Lazio Rome (2nd) and AC Milan (3rd), opposed in the evening. to Juventus (5th) and Fiorentina (10th), at the end of this 15th day.
If the undefeated leader Naples is far, eleven points ahead, Inter will leave in 2023 in a good position for the battle for the Champions League, precisely by receiving Napoli on January 4.
"Naples are strong, they have shown that they play very well, not only in the league but also in the Champions League," Dzeko admitted to DAZN.
"But the championship is still long, let's not think about Naples. Now we're going to rest and then we'll think about Naples," added the Bosnian double scorer of the day.
Argentinian striker of Inter Milan Lautaro Martinez (C) on November 13, 2022 in Bergamo, Italy Isabella BONOTTO AFP
Atalanta concedes its fourth defeat in five matches, pushed back to sixth place after having long been the only one to resist Naples.
"We faced strong teams like Lazio (0-2), Napoli (1-2) and Inter, and we didn't get any points... But it wasn't always deserved, we deserved maybe -to be something else today and against Napoli," said coach Gian Piero Gasperini after his 500th Serie A match as coach.
"We lost places in the standings but with performances like today, we can keep confidence," he added.
Dutch Nerazzurri winger Denzel Dumfries came out grimacing, apparently hit in the right knee, twenty minutes from the end.
He immediately received some treatment on the bench, hoping like the coach of the Netherlands that it was not too serious an injury eight days before the first match of the "Oranje" at the World Cup-2022.
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