(Reuters) – Italian champions AC Milan were held to a 1-1 Serie A draw at Atalanta on Sunday as Ismael Bennacer cancelled out a first-half goal by Ruslan Malinovskyi in Bergamo.
After an even start to the match, Atalanta midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi broke the deadlock in the 29th minute with a powerful left-foot finish from the edge of the box.
Milan midfielder Bennacer scored the equaliser from a corner by Alexis Saelemaekers in the 68th minute, shooting through the Atalanta defenders and into the net off the post.
Milan host Bologna on Saturday and Atalanta travel to Verona on Sunday.
(Reporting by Silvia Recchimuzzi in Gdansk, editing by Ed Osmond)
