MILAN, Feb 21: Inter Milan was upset 2-0 at home by midtable Sassuolo on Sunday, wasting a chance to leapfrog city rival Milan and go top of the Italian league.
Leader Milan stumbled Saturday with a 2-2 draw at last-place Salernitana. Inter remains two points behind in second but with a game in hand.
Sassuolo translated its strong start into a goal in the eighth minute. Hakan Calhanoglu helped the visitors, losing the ball in the midfield with Domenico Berardi sending it through for Giacomo Raspadori to net the opener.
Gianluca Scamacca doubled the advantage in the 26th with a header for his 10th league goal this season.
Substitute Edin Dzeko, Lautaro Martinez and Alexis Sanchez were among those who failed to convert scoring chances as Inter mounted pressure in the second half.
Stefan De Vrij finally appeared to pull at least one back for Inter in second-half stoppage time but the goal was disallowed by VAR for a handball.
Sassuolo moved up to 11th.
Lazio salvaged a 1-1 draw at Udinese to remain sixth.
Unmarked Felipe Anderson headed in an equalizer in the final minute of the first half after he was left unmarked at the far post.
Gerard Deulofeu scored from inside the area to put Udinese ahead in the fifth minute.
Udinese stays 16th.
Earlier, Fiorentina beat Atalanta 1-0. Krzysztof Piatek collected a cross from Nico Gonzales to score the winner from close range in the 56th minute.
Fiorentina climbed to seventh, two points behind Atalanta in fifth.
Venezia and Genoa played to a 1-1 draw. (AP)
