The giant screens around San Siro displayed the updated Serie A standings after Matchday 2:
Serie A Table – Matchday 2
AC Milan – P: 2 | W: 2 | D: 0 | L: 0 | GD: +3 | Pts: 6
Napoli – P: 2 | W: 2 | D: 0 | L: 0 | GD: +3 | Pts: 6
Inter Milan – P: 2 | W: 2 | D: 0 | L: 0 | GD: +2 | Pts: 6
Roma – P: 2 | W: 1 | D: 1 | L: 0 | GD: +2 | Pts: 4
Lazio – P: 2 | W: 1 | D: 1 | L: 0 | GD: +1 | Pts: 4
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Atalanta – P: 2 | W: 1 | D: 0 | L: 1 | GD: +1 | Pts: 3
Milan sat top of the table on goal difference with maximum points from two matches, while Atalanta had dropped to eighth after the defeat—still respectable with three points from the Sampdoria victory, but the gap to the leaders already opening up.
Atalanta's players sank to the turf in exhaustion and disappointment. They'd competed admirably, created chances, even thought they'd scored, but the quality gap proved decisive and the margins were too fine and VAR had taken away the moment that might have changed everything.
