Muslimovic saves Atalanta

Giampaolo Pazzini had given the visitors the lead after half an hour before Muslimovic's close-range effort levelled the score less than a minute later.

Franco Semioli's well-taken header after an hour appeared to have secured the win for the visitors before Muslimovic's last-gasp intervention earned his side a share of the spoils.

Pazzini turned in a typically indefatigable performance for the visitors, and was inches away from giving them the lead after five minutes when he sent a header just over the bar.

Atalanta adopted a conservative approach for most of the opening period, but on 13 minutes Muslimovic latched onto a through-ball down the inside-right channel and sent a right-footed shot narrowly wide of the far post.

Thomas Manfredini was then stretchered off after being caught in the face by Pazzini's elbow, before the Italy Under-21 international rubbed salt in the wound by sharply firing into the bottom-left corner after being picked out by Riccardo Montolivo's cross from the right.

But the home side hit back immediately, and were level within a minute when Muslimovic drifted into the box to emphatically half-volley a flicked-on right-wing corner past Sebastien Frey.

The Viola re-took the lead on the hour when Semioli planted a fine header inside the far post from Zdravko Kuzmanovic's right-wing cross, and they looked to be on course for a fairly comfortable victory until Muslimovic slid in to touch home Fernando Tissone's left-wing cross in the very last second of normal time.

The result moves Atalanta a point ahead of Milan, while Fiorentina remain fourth.

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In the day's other game, second-placed Roma comfortably beat Reggina 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico to cut Inter's lead at the top of the table to five points.

The home side quickly assumed control of the game, and Brazilian midfielder Mancini drew a fine save from Reggina goalkeeper Andrea Campagnolo with a rising drive towards the top-right corner after 13 minutes.

Full-back Christian Panucci had glanced a header just wide inside the first 10 minutes, and after 20 minutes he put his side ahead with a well-taken back-post header after being picked out by Francesco Totti's cross from the left.

Reggina looked much more of a threat in the opening stages of the second period, and substitute Nicola Amoruso drew a full-stretch save from Roma goalkeeper Doni with a header towards the back post.

The visitors had the ball in the net with 20 minutes remaining but it was rightly ruled out for offside, and Roma made sure of the win five minutes later when Campagnolo could only parry Ludovic Giuly's shot and Mancini lashed the ball home.

Reggina almost hit back within a minute when Stephen Makinwa's fierce shot cannoned back off the inside of the post, but they were powerless to prevent a defeat that leaves them a point from safety in the relegation zone.