Inter fails to take advantage of title rivals dropping points as it draws with Bologna

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Inter Milan’s head coach Simone Inzaghi reacts during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Bologna the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Inter Milan’s Federico Dimarco reacts during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Bologna the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Bologna’s Emil Holm, right, celebrates after scoring the second goal during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Bologna the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Inter Milan players are seen after the end of a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Bologna the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Bologna players are seen after the end of a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Bologna the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Inter Milan players are seen with one of three referee after the end of a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Bologna the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Bologna the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez, front, celebrates with his teammate Inter Milan’s Marcus Thuram after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Bologna the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez, left, scores the second goal during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Bologna the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan failed to take advantage of its title rivals dropping points as it was held to a 2-2 draw by Bologna in Serie A on Wednesday.

Inter nevertheless moved to within three points of Serie A leader Napoli with a game in hand.

But the Nerazzurri were only one point above third-placed Atalanta, which has drawn its past three matches.

The result also brought an end to Inter’s six-match winning streak in the league.

Bologna, which remained eighth, took the lead in the 15th minute when Nikola Moro’s volley from outside the area was deflected past Yann Sommer by Santiago Castro.

Denzel Dumfries leveled just four minutes later, however, and Lautaro Martínez turned the match around completely right on the stroke of halftime with his first goal at San Siro in more than two months.

Emil Holm equalized for Bologna in the 64th minute with the help of a big deflection.

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