Retegui sees penalty saved as Atalanta is held
Atalanta missed the opportunity to close the gap on Serie A leader Napoli to four points after playing out a 1-1 draw with mid-table Torino as Mateo Retegui had a penalty saved at Gewiss Stadium.
Atalanta saw a Raoul Bellanova disallowed for handball, while Sead Kolasinac was forced off injured inside the opening half an hour.
Nevertheless, it took the lead five minutes later as Berat Djimsiti headed home from Bellanova's corner, but the visitors were level before half-time when Guillermo Maripan nodded in a Valentino Lazaro free-kick.
The hosts were presented with an ideal opportunity to restore their advantage when Retegui was felled by Adrien Tameze in the box.
However, the striker's tame penalty was easily gathered by Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
Gasperini's side remains third on the table, but could trail Napoli by nine points if the Partenopei beats Roma on Monday (AEDT). Meanwhile, despite a hard-earned point, Torino dropped a place to 11th.
