Champions League: Inter loses to Atletico Madrid in the final minutes, while Atalanta scores a hat-trick in Frankfurt.

At the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, Atlético defeated Inter in the final minute, halting the Nerazzurri's pursuit of a perfect score. Palladino, however, had a strong first European job, with his Atalanta side beating Frankfurt 3-0 to move up to ten points and remain in the thick of the fight for the top eight.

Atletico Madrid-Inter 2-1

The match started with good chances for the Nerazzurri, especially with Dimarco who came close to taking the lead twice. However, with the first real attacking move, the Colchoneros broke the deadlock with Julian Alvarez which found the decisive deflection in the 9th minute. The referee initially disallowed the ball, but after checking it, he detected no handball by Baena and validated the goal.

Inter returned well from the locker room and found the equaliser in the 54th minute thanks to a nice combination between Zielinski and Bonny, who leads the Pole to beat Oblak. The Nerazzurri grow, almost overtaking with Barella who hits the post, but in stoppage time the joke arrives. From a dead ball. Gimenez he anticipates everyone, takes the lead and signs the 2-1 final.

Frankfurt-Atalanta 0-3

The Goddess' first half was intense, full of high pressure and chances, halted only by two posts hit by Lookman and Scamacca. Bergamo's superiority became concrete in the second half with Lookman who opened the scoring in the 60th minute by converting a fast-paced move. Two minutes later Ederson He exploited a central opening and doubled the lead. In the 65th minute De Ketelaere definitively closes the match with a beautiful conclusion for the 3-0 final.

With this success, Atalanta climbs to 10 points and consolidates its position on the threshold of the European Top 8