Inter second string see off Atalanta

The coach, with an eye on Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg in Barcelona, rested most of his first-choice defence and midfield despite Inter no longer being favourites for the scudetto having let a nine-point lead slip.

The ploy worked, with Inter going two points clear of AS Roma, who lost 2-1 at home to Sampdoria on Sunday. However, the risk could easily have backfired with just three games left this term.

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