Milan fall to Atalanta

AC Milan's Champions League qualification hopes suffered a major blow as they were beaten 2-1 at Atalanta on Wednesday.
Milan even took the lead in a match being replayed behind closed doors after the original clash in early November was abandoned after just seven minutes due to rioting in the crowd.
The European champions dropped to 10th place in the league as their hosts jumped up from 11th to sixth with the victory.
Match-winner Fernando Tissone dedicated the victory to Atalanta president Ivan Ruggeri, who is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering a brain haemorrhage last week.
"That victory is for the president, he is foremost in our thoughts," Tissone told Sky Sport. "We tried to win for him at Genoa (at the weekend) but didn't manage it."
The dropped points mean Milan remain 10 points off the crucial fourth place spot but now have just two games in hand on Fiorentina.
They have also won just six of their 17 league matches this season - a sorry statistic for the champions of Europe and the world.
Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti complained that his team did not deserve that result.
"We played really well in the first half without getting the score we deserved. We had the chance to increase our lead but going into the break at 1-1: we deserved more," he said.
Gennaro Gattuso opened the scoring on 16 minutes with a fortuitous strike when the ball dropped to him on the edge of the area after Atalanta half cleared a corner.
The Italy midfielder did little more than scoop the ball back into the area but it took a wicked deflection off an Atalanta head and sailed past Ferdinando Coppola in the home side's goal and into the bottom corner.
Milan were dominant and should have doubled their lead just past the half hour mark through star Brazilian teenager Pato.
Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo hoisted a long ball forward but Atalanta centre-back Morris Carrozzieri made a hash of his attempt at a headed clearance, presenting the 18-year-old Pato with a clean run in on goal.
But Pato shot first time and sent Coppola the wrong way but curled his effort just past the upright.
The hosts then hit the European champions with a shock equaliser with virtually their first forward foray of the match.
Brazilian midfielder Ferreria Pinto crossed from the right and Tiberio Guarante flicked the ball on to striker Antonio Langella at the back post.
His first touch was sublime and he took out two defenders with his left foot before firing home at the near post past Australian goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac with his right.
Atalanta then took the lead midway through the second half after a defensive gaff by Milan centre back Kakha Kaladze.
The Georgia international misread the flight of a long ball forward allowing substitute striker Simone Inzaghi - the brother of injured Milan forward Filippo - a clear sight of goal.
Inzaghi drew Kalac and then laid the ball off for Argentine Tissone to dink into the empty net.
Inzaghi then forced Kalac into a save at the near post before Milan substitute Ronaldo - on for Pato - escaped the offside trap but Coppola saved his near post shot with his legs.
Chances were coming thick and fast and Tissone rattled the bar with a rasping half-volley from the edge of the box that had Kalac well beaten.
Late on Kaka forced a smart save from Coppola who also came to the rescue deep into stoppage time to turn behind a fierce long-range effort from Dutch veteran Clarence Seedorf but Milan failed to exert the kind of sustained pressure needed to break down Atalanta's stubborn rearguard action.