Serie A leaders Inter Milan preserved their four-point gap with Roma after beating Atalanta 2-0 on Sunday. Patrick Vieira scored the opener after 21 minutes, while 17-year-old Mario Balotelli netted his first goal for the Nerazzurri in the 74th minute. Atalanta had to finish the game with a man down as Cristiano Doni saw red in injury time for dissent. Inter reached 72 points at the summit, while Atalanta remained ninth with 41, six weeks before the end of the competition.
