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Leader Inter Milan held by Roma to 0-0 tie in Italian league

Posted December 06, 2019 6:00 am

The Associated Press

Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez, left, vies for the ball with Roma's Gianluca Mancini during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Roma, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Friday, Dec.6, 2019. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) The Associated Press

MILAN (AP) - Italian league leader Inter Milan was held by Roma to 0-0 on Friday, giving second-placed Juventus a chance to return to the top.

The home draw left Inter only two points ahead of Juventus, which can regain the lead when it visits third-placed Lazio on Saturday.

The result also wasn't good for Roma, which moved from fifth to fourth place in the standings but remained nine points off the lead after 15 matches.

Inter forward Lautaro MartÃƒnez had one of the game's best chances when he got past a defender and entered the area in the 68th minute, but his shot was blocked at the last minute. He called for a handball by the defender but the referee let play continue.

Inter was coming off five straight wins in the league, with its last setback in all competitions last month against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Its last league loss was against Juventus in October, nine matches ago.

Roma was seeking its third straight league win. It had won five of its last six matches since last month.

Inter visits Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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Roma's Nicolo Zaniolo, centre, vies for the ball with Inter Milan's Diego Godin, left, during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Roma, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Friday, Dec.6, 2019. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) The Associated Press

Inter Milan's Stefan de Vrij, right, on the ground after colliding with referee Gianpaolo Calvarese , left, on the ground during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Roma, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Friday, Dec.6, 2019. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) The Associated Press

Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku, left, vies for the ball with Roma's Chris Smalling during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Roma, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Friday, Dec.6, 2019. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) The Associated Press

Roma's Aleksandar Kolarov clears the ball ahead of Inter Milan's Antonio Candreva during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Roma, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Friday, Dec.6, 2019. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) The Associated Press

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