AC Milan survived a late scare to beat Atalanta 3-2 in the seventh round of the Italian championship, having built a three-goal lead before half-time.
The hosts made the stronger start and established control of the match, but Atalanta’s response after the interval turned a seemingly comfortable victory into a tense finish.
Goncalo Ramos opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 25th minute, putting AC Milan ahead. The home side then extended their advantage shortly before half-time when Adrien Rabiot scored in the 43rd minute.
AC Milan appeared to have put the result beyond doubt 12 minutes after the restart. Mario Gila found the net in the 57th minute to make it 3-0 and leave Atalanta facing a difficult task.
However, the visitors refused to give up and began to reduce the deficit. Gianluca Gaetano scored in the 66th minute, giving Atalanta renewed hope of completing a comeback.
Atalanta continued to search for another opening and were rewarded when Nikola Krstovic scored their second goal. With the score at 3-2, AC Milan were forced to withstand a tense closing period.
The home side ultimately held on to secure victory, despite Atalanta’s determined effort to rescue a point.